Writer
writer
MARTHA started writing with the adaptations of Lamb’s tales of Shakespeare and produced and directed these plays performing them over four years at festivals and venues such as Holden Street Theatres during Adelaide fringe, Out of the Square and Something on Saturdays.
Her next project as a playwright was the critically acclaimed ‘That Boy’ premiered in 2021 at Holden Street Theatres for the Adelaide Fringe. Martha is currently writing a new work in collaboration with a team of SA artists about life in regional South Australia and the joy of ballroom dancing….
the debate
A mother sits waiting, filled with ambition and pride. Her daughter, exceptional, smart and the state’s top debater, is on the verge of national selection, a rivalry ignites that pushes motherly love to the edge. She understands the power of words; it's her job.
A campaign for success, personal ambition and political spin collide. A gripping exploration of control, morality, and the seductive power of persuasion — a mirror to our world of curated truths and competitive parenting.
Darkly comic, sharply intelligent, and heartbreakingly human, THE DEBATE asks: when every story can be spun, what chance does the truth really have?
THAT BOY
A darkly satirical, beautiful, raw, human story of one mother's fight to break the cycle of inherited behaviour and save her son. Based on true life events, That Boy will challenge the audience to question what is acceptable in today's changing world.
SHAKESPEARE FOR KIDS
HAMLET
ROMEO AND JULIET
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
