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 Whatever 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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| 2026 SINGLE TICKET PRICING | PREVIEWS | IN SEASON |
|---|---|---|
| FULL PRICE | $90 | $95 |
| SENIORS CARD | $87 | $92 |
| PENSIONER | $83 | $88 |
| GROUP 10 - 19 | $83 | $88 |
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| SCHOOL GROUP | $25 | $25 |
"Full of wise cracks and one liners" West End Theatre
"Good dirty fun" Theatre Guide London
Liesel Badorrek
Director
Jessica Fallico
Assistant Director
Grace Deacon
Set & Costume Designer
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Designer: MASTER CLASS, THE MEMORY OF WATER, A LETTER FOR MOLLY, UNQUALIFIED 2: STILL UNQUALIFIED, KILLING KATIE, OUTDATED.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
Assistant Stage Manager
Renata Beslik
Costume SupervisorAudio Described
- Thu 9 Apr 11am
- Sat 11 Apr 3pm
Q&A Sessions
- Tue 31 Mar 11am
- Fri 17 Apr 7.30pm
Free Teen Night
- Wed 22 Apr 7.30pm
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