Anton Burge’s deliciously wicked two-hander rips back the curtain on the set where egos clashed, tempers flared, and a legendary feud hit boiling point.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
In Hollywood’s Golden Age, two queens reigned supreme — Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Before What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? lit up cinemas, their off-camera rivalry was already a blockbuster.
Anton Burge’s deliciously wicked two-hander pulls back the curtain on the set where egos clashed, tempers flared, and a legendary feud hit boiling point.
With Jeanette Cronin (DARK VOYAGER) as Bette Davis and Lucia Mastrantone (MASTER CLASS) as Joan Crawford, take a front row seat to an iconic battle of barbs, ambition and brilliance. BETTE & JOAN captures the vulnerability and venom of two extraordinary women fighting for relevance — and one last moment in the spotlight.
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"Full of wise cracks and one liners" West End Theatre
"Good dirty fun" Theatre Guide London
Liesel Badorrek
Ensemble Theatre: THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, MASTERCLASS. CDP Theatre Producers: THE LAND OF LOST THINGS, RATBURGER, ARE WE THERE YET, MAGIC BEACH, SPOT, GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, THE TREEHOUSE SERIES (26, 52, 78, 91), HORRIBLE HARRIET. Critical Stages: ALPHABETICAL SYDNEY. Loose Canon Arts: TRASH ALCHEMY, DARLINGWOOD TALES, MONKEYSHINES, SCHNECKENUDEL. Opera Australia: CARMEN ON COCKATOO ISLAND, Director/Librettist: CINDERELLA, EL KID, BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, Revival Director: ERNANI, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, LA BOHEME. Assistant Director: WEST SIDE STORY, LA BOHEME. Send For Productions/ Sydney Festival: SEND FOR NELLIE. Sydney Art Quartet: THE DARKENING ECLIPTIC. Vivid: Creator: WINDOW DRESSING. Australia/NZ Associate Director: TALL STORIES (UK). Meneer Monster: DE WAANZINNIGE BOOMHUT VAN 13 VERDIEPINGEN (The Netherlands). CDP/Tong: KLOKWERK (China) 2023 Churchill Fellowship Recipient.
Jessica Fallico
Directing- Culture Shock Theatrical: BLACKLISTED (Sydney & Adelaide). Dancing Dog Productions: THE MOORS. The Old Fitz: FUCCBOIS LIVE IN CONCERT. Riverside Theatre: KINKY BOOTS, MAMMA MIA, LEGALLY BLONDE, SHREK, WICKED. Theatre Works, Melbourne: BROTHERS BARE. Tunks Productions: BITCH. P-Square: BLACKLISTED (Karachi & Lahore, Pakistan). Assistant Directing & Directorial Observation- Ensemble Theatre: BETTE AND JOAN, TOPSILK, SWITZERLAND. John Frost | Crossroads Live: CLUEDO. Hayes Theatre Company: H.M.S PINAFORE. Hayes Theatre Company & NGP Productions: THE LIFE OF US. Monkey Baa Studio | George Kemp & Hayden Tonazzi Production: SHACK. Theatre Works: SOLDIER BOY. Awards: Sandra Bates Directors Award, Broadway World Award- Best Direction of a Musical.
Jeanette Cronin
Ensemble Theatre: DARK VOYAGER, THE CAVALCADERS. Bell Shakespeare Company: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. Brisbane Festival: LOVE STORIES. Brisbane International Fringe Festival: ANNA ROBI AND THE HOUSE OF DOGS. Christine Dunstan Productions: TIM. Griffin Theatre: THE BOYS, BUG, HOLDING THE MAN. King’s Head Theatre: QUEEN BETTE. Merrigong Theatre: LETTERS TO LINDY. New York International Fringe Festival: REASONABLE DOUBT. Queensland Theatre: RETURN TO THE DIRT. Theater Row: WHO THE HELL IS A MIRABEL?. Theatre of Image: BRETT AND WENDY – A LOVE STORY BOUND BY ART. Sydney Theatre Company: A DOLL’S HOUSE, THE WHITE DEVIL. Film: CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM, THE BOYS, BLACK ROCK, TERRANOVA. Television: DARBY & JOAN, GOOD COP BAD COP, THE TOURIST, RAKE.
Lucia Mastrantone
Ensemble Theatre: MASTER CLASS. Theatre: Belvoir: LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, ATLANTIS, TWELFTH NIGHT, THE BOOK OF EVERYTHING, SCORCHED, MACBETH, MY VICIOUS ANGEL, UNDER THE INFLUENCE (Co-production Legs On The Wall) POPULAR MECHANICALS 1 & 2 and LOVE AND MAGIC IN MAMMAS KITCHEN. Sydney Theatre Company: THE SHIRALEE, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEIING EARNEST, THE HARP IN THE SOUTH, TALK, MARRIAGE BLANC, ROMEO AND JULIET, TALE-MAKER. Griffin: JAILBABY, WINDOW-CRICKET-BAT, DEAD CAT BOUNCE, KILL CLIMATE DENIERS, LADIES DAY. Brink Productions/ STCSA: LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI. Showtunes Productions: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Darlinghurst: THE HYPOCHONDRIAC. Hayes: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. Bell Shakespeare: THE DUCHESS OF MALFI: Melbourne Theatre: THE VENETIAN TWINS. Shaun Parker Dancers: BLUE LOVE. Legs on the Wall: UNDER-THE-INFLUENCE (Edinburgh/Europe Tour). NYID; RUNNING SHOW (Aarhus Festival, Hamburg Expo), Edinburgh Festival 2025: SUMMER OF HAROLD. STCSA: A LITTLE LIKE DROWNING, MERCHANT OF VENICE, SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, THE ROVER, VERONA AND ROALD DAHL’S LITTLE MISS RED. Television: SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS, THE LETDOWN, HOME AND AWAY, PACIFIC HEAT, RAKE, TANGLE. Film: LOOK-BOTH-WAYS, STEALTH, SPANK. Awards: Humanitarian of the Year, Oscars Critics Best Actress, Queen’s Trust Award.
Grace Deacon
Ensemble Theatre: FLY GIRL, THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Belvoir Street Theatre: NEVER CLOSER, WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN, TIDDAS. 25A Belvoir: HOT TUB, THE ITALIANS, NEVER CLOSER, WHO’S AFRAID, AN OX STOOD ON MY TONGUE, DESTROY, SHE SAID. Arts Centre Melbourne: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Melbourne Comedy Festival: NOT TODAY, SENSER. Kings Cross Theatre: AUSTRALIAN OPEN. Theatreworks: PEAR SHAPED, SENSER, PAPER STARS. International Grammar school : MAMMA MIA THE MUSICAL. Film: FROM ALL SIDES, THE HORRIFIC MURDER OF GRIGORI RASPUTIN. Television: DANCING WITH THE STARS (BBC). GLADIATORS, THE MASKED SINGER (Warner Bros). Awards: William Fletcher Foundation Scholarship, Peter Ivany Scholarship for Excellence in Design, Sydney Theatre Awards (2023, 2024). Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art (Bachelor of Design for Performance, Masters of Design).
Kelsey Lee
Ensemble Theatre: Lighting Designer: MASTER CLASS, THE MEMORY OF WATER, A LETTER FOR MOLLY, UNQUALIFIED 2: STILL UNQUALIFIED, KILLING KATIE, OUTDATED. Costume Designer: SWITZERLAND. Other: Lighting Designer: Sydney Theatre Company: 4000 MILES. Melbourne Theatre Company: DESTINY. Belvoir Street Theatre: BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY, WELL BEHAVED WOMEN, CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME, A ROOM OF ONE’S OWN. Bell Shakespeare: COMEDY OF ERRORS. Griffin Theatre Company: THE LEWIS TRILOGY, SEX MAGICK, WHITEFELLA YELLA TREE. Australian Theatre for Young People: APRIL AARDVARK. 25A Belvoir: LIFE IS A DREAM, AN OX STAND ON MY TONGUE, DESTROY SHE SAID, EXTINCTION OF THE LEARNED RESPONSE. Force Majeure: GURR ERA OP. Hayes Theatre: TELL ME ON A SUNDAY. Marrugeku: MUTIARA. National Theatre of Parramatta: QUEEN FATIMA. Set & Costume Designer: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SELF DEFENCE, NOTHING. Sydney Dance Company: SPELL, SOMOS. Set, Costume & Lighting Designer: Australian Chamber Orchestra: THERES A SEA IN MY BEDROOM, WILFRED GORDON MCDONALD PARTRIDGE.
Ross Johnston
Ensemble Theatre: Debut. CDP Theatre Producers: TREEHOUSE series, THE RATBURGER, HORRIBLE HARRIET, SPOT and THE LAND OF LOST THINGS. Belvoir St Theatre: BELVOIR YOUTH EXPRESS. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: OPEN FOR INSPECTION. 504 Producers: RISKY LUNAR LOVE. Kings Cross Hotel: MUMS IN STORIES FROM RAZORHURST. Piccolo Bar: PICCOLO TALES. Other productions: DICTIONARY BY A BITCH, THE NO CHANCE IN HELL MOTEL, OH MY GOD I HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED AND I HATE WHAT I’M WEARING, THE STALLION OF DEATH, GETTING DOWN WITH MAVIS BROWN, MONKEYSHINES. TRASH ALCHEMY, SILENT NIGHT. Film: GETTING SQUARE, UNSEEN, MOURNERS and JESUS, MARY AND JASON. Awards: IF Award: GETTING SQUARE.
Cameron Smith
Ensemble Theatre; Video Designer: THE HALF-LIFE OF MARIE CURIE, PRIMARY TRUST. Bangarra Dance Theatre; Associate Video Designer: KULKA. December Theatre Co: Composer and Sound Designer; PORT. FooFrame Productions: Sound Designer; A CHINESE CHRISTMAS. Hayes Theatre Co: Associate Sound Designer; PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Legit Theatre Co.; Sound Designer: FURIOUS MATTRESS. Lost Thought Arts; Composer and Sound Designer: ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS. NIDA Production Seasons: Video Designer; DRACULA, ICARUS, WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING, Sound Designer; PAGLIACCI, GOD OF CARNAGE, Video and Sound Designer; DIANA. Pinchgut Opera: Video Programmer: PLEASURES OF VERSAILLES, MEMBRA JESU NOSTRI. Queen Hades Productions: Composer and Sound Designer; POSH. Ratcatch: Video Designer; THE LINDEN SOLUTION. Soft Tread: Sound and Video Designer; WHARF REVUE 2024: THE END OF THE WHARF AS WE KNOW IT, WHARF REVUE 2023: PRIDE IN PREJUDICE, WHARF REVUE 2022: LOOKING FOR ALBANESE. Sydney Dance Co: Sound Programmer; NEW BREED 2025, NEW BREED 2024, INDANCE 2024, NEW BREED 2023, PPY 2025, PPY 2023. Sydney Theatre Co: Video Supervisor; LIFESPAN OF A FACT, STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, Video Editor; JULIUS CAESAR. Television: Video Editor; DESSERT MASTERS, MASTERCHEF.
Krystelle Quartermain
Ensemble Theatre: PRIMARY TRUST, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, KILLING KATIE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKCLUB (Stage Management Secondment). Australian Theatre for Young People: THE DEB. Belvoir Street Theatre: WELL-BEHAVED WOMEN, MEOW MEOW’S THE RED SHOES. DV Live: LOVE ACTUALLY? THE MUSICAL PARODY. Force Majeure: GURR ERA OP. Great Big Events: SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE ARENA MUSICAL. Hayes Theatre: TELL ME ON A SUNDAY. Legs On The Wall: BEETLE, WAVERIDER. Neglected Musicals: IF/THEN, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG; PROMISES, PROMISES; THE APPLE TREE. Randwick City Council: COOGEE CHRISTMAS CAROLS. Sydney Festival 2025: SIEGFRIED & ROY: THE UNAUTHORISED OPERA. Sydney Opera House: JAMES GALEA’S BEST TRICK EVER. Sydney Theatre Company: STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE; THE GOAT OR, WHO IS SYLVIA? Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts Technical Theatre and Stage Management 2021.
Lara Kyriazis
Ensemble Theatre: DIAL M FOR MURDER, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, MCGUFFIN PARK, THE MEMORY OF WATER. The New Theatre: THE FLEA. Hayes Theatre Company: THE PIGEONS (With The Other Theatre). National Institute of Dramatic Art: 21 CHUMP STREET, EPHEMERA, MUSICAL THEATRE AND STAGE AND SCREEN SHOWCASE, TECHNICAL ARTISRTY SHOWCASE. Triple J: UNEARTHED PROJECT (with DICE). Frensham School: ME AND MY GIRL, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, GREASE, CLUE, THE BFG. Training: Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services at National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Renata Beslik
Ensemble Theatre: FLY GIRL, HOW TO PLOT A HIT IN TWO DAYS, TRUE WEST, ARIA, UNCLE VANYA, MASTER CLASS, ULSTER AMERICAN, SWITZERLAND, ALONE IT STANDS, THE GREAT DIVIDE, THE MEMORY OF WATER, SUMMER OF HAROLD, MR BAILEY’S MINDER, BENEFACTORS, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, THE CARETAKER, PHOTOGRAPH 51, THE ONE, OUTDATED, CRUNCH TIME, BABY DOLL, FOLK, LUNA GALE,
and many more. Bell Shakespeare: HENRY V, THE WINTER’S TALE, MACBETH. Belvoir St Theatre: FANGIRLS. New Theatricals: DARKNESS. National Institute of Dramatic Art: THE GOVERNMENT
INSPECTOR, STAY HAPPY KEEP SMILING, THE TEMPEST, WOYCECK, A LIE OF THE MIND, PORT, THE THREESOME. Pinchgut Opera: THE FAIRY QUEEN, JULIUS CAESAR, RINALDO, MÉDÉE, PLATÉE and many more. Sydney Festival: BETTY BLOKKBUSTER RE-IMAGINED. Australian Chamber Orchestra: THE NUTCRACKER.
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Our friends at Hayden Orpheum are screening What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, the iconic film that ignited the infamous feud between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
Don’t miss your chance to relive this psychological thriller on the big screen on Sunday 15 March at 3pm, then experience the drama live on Ensemble’s stage from 20 March – 25 April.
Book your cinema tickets now: https://www.orpheum.com.au/movie/what-ever-happened-to-baby-jane