SISTREN
By Iolanthe
SISTREN is now sold out! Keep an eye on Griffin' Theatre’s ticketing page, as small handfuls of tickets may become available due to occasional cancellations.
The waitlist for SISTREN is now closed due to overwhelming demand. Your best chance to see SISTREN is by jumping online at 12pm Tuesday for a limited number of Rush Tickets.
World Premiere
Unapologetic. Joy. Sisterhood.
Isla and Violet are a ‘lethal combination’. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that’s an insult. They think it’s a cute name for a girl group.
Too-smart, too precocious and way too outspoken, it’s no surprise when these self-proclaimed soulmates are ‘separated’ until the end of the year. But the world outside their South London school is a divisive one for a cisgender Caribbean diva and her ‘Ethel Cain adjacent’ transgender bestie. As their cosmic connection is tested, one key question arises—will Isla and Violet be separated, or will they reign supreme?
The blazingly talented performer Iolanthe (seven methods of killing kylie jenner) makes her playwriting debut, sharing the stage with her IRL bestie, the extra-ordinary Janet Anderson (Overflow). The lines of fiction and friendship intertwine in this transcendent study of sisterhood across class, cultural and interdimensional boundaries.
Presented by Green Door Theatre Company in association with Old Fitz Theatre as part of Griffin Theatre Company’s 2025 Lookout Season. SISTREN was supported by Australian Plays Transform through the Untold Stories Program.
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Playwright: Iolanthe
Director: Ian Michael
Production Designer: Emma White
Lighting Designer: Kelsey Lee
Composer & Sound Designer: Daniel Herten
Video Designer: TK Abioye
Dramaturg: Dylan Van Den Berg
Voice & Accent Coach: Angela Sullen
Stage Manager: Cris Chavez
Community Engagement Strategists: Janet Anderson, Iolanthe
Producers: Leila Enright, Bernadette Fam, Janine LauPerformers: Janet Anderson, Iolanthe
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Previews: 26 - 27 June 2025
Opening: 28 June 2025
Season: 29 June - 12 July 2025
Times: Tuesday - Friday 7PM; Saturday 1PM & 7PM; Sunday 5PM
Venue: Old Fitz Theatre, 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 -
Deepest gratitude to all the Black and Trans women who came before us. It is an honour to exist in their lineage of strength, excellence and beauty.
This work was uplifted, supported and worked on by so many loved ones within community. words cannot express how fulfilling it was to have this project empowered by the very same people (mostly artists) that impact the world I wrote it for.
Thank you to:
Belvoir St Theatre
Brett Boardman
Charlotte Edwidge
Coco Smith
Eden Kinlock
George St RSL
Jean-Paul El Tom
Karen Leong
Laura Mazikana
Lynn Mathuthu
Rob Tennent
Sam Russo
Sam Wylie
Tilly Lawless
Trav Leslie
Tristan Ellis-Windsor
Zarif
Our beautiful and loving parents
All those who supported via the ACF link
All those who are yet to be seen and loved by the workNuff love,
Iolanthe <3
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This production of SISTREN contains depictions of transphobia, racism, cultural appropriation and PTSD as well as descriptions of sexual assault, child abuse, colonisation and religious trauma. The production also contains herbal cigarettes, flashing lights, strobe, blackouts, theatrical haze and loud sound.
