David Williamson’s trademark wit, paired with Mark Kilmurry’s sharp direction, delivers a funny, fast-paced cross-examination of moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and the true cost of success.
For Jane Fredericks, the fight for justice is personal. As a passionate legal aid solicitor, Jane risks everything to help an old flame, and her world quickly unravels — both in the courtroom and at home.
Her husband Trevor, a prominent barrister, faces his own ethical conundrum: defend a powerful media mogul to advance his career or protect his integrity.
David Williamson’s trademark wit, paired with Mark Kilmurry’s sharp direction, delivers a funny, fast-paced cross-examination of moral dilemmas, family dynamics, and the true cost of success.
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PRICE PER TICKET
| 2026 SINGLE TICKET PRICING | PREVIEWS | IN SEASON |
|---|---|---|
| FULL PRICE | ||
| SENIORS CARD | $94 | $109 |
| PENSIONER | $91 | $105 |
| GROUP 10 - 19 | $87 | $101 |
| GROUP 20+ | $82 | $96 |
| FULL-TIME STUDENT / UNDER 30S | $46 | $46 |
| INDUSTRY INSIDER / MEAA /AWG | $46 | $46 |
| SCHOOL GROUP | $25 | $25 |
"Williamson... is a greater master of construction and exposition than any Australian playwright who has come after him" The Sydney Morning Herald
"TOP SILK is sophisticated comedy... [with] rapid fire volleys of one-liners" The Australian Jewish News
David Williamson AO
Ensemble Theatre: Premieres include: THE SOCIAL LADDER, ARIA, THE GREAT DIVIDE, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, CRUNCH TIME, THE BIG TIME, SORTING OUT RACHEL, ODD MAN OUT, JACK OF HEARTS, DREAM HOME, CRUISE CONTROL, HAPPINESS, WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY, NOTHING PERSONAL, AT ANY COST? (Co-written with Mohamed Khadra), LET THE SUNSHINE, LOTTE’S GIFT, OPERATOR, FLATFOOT (with Christine Dunstan Productions), A CONVERSATION, FACE TO FACE. Griffin Theatre Company: FAMILY VALUES. La Boite Theatre/Noosa Long Weekend: STRINGS UNDER MY FINGERS. La Mama Theatre: CREDENTIALS, THE REMOVALISTS, THE COMING OF STORK. Melbourne Theatre Company: RUPERT, DON PARTIES ON, SCARLET O’HARA AT THE CRIMSON PARROT, BIRTHRIGHTS, SONS OF CAIN, THE CLUB, JUGGLERS THREE. Nimrod: CELLULOID HEROES, TRAVELLING NORTH. Old Tote: WHAT IF YOU DIED TOMORROW? Playbox: SANCTUARY. Pram Factory: DON’S PARTY. State Theatre Company South Australia: THE PUZZLE, A HANDFUL OF FRIENDS, THE DEPARTMENT. Sydney Theatre Company: INFLUENCE, AMIGOS, SOULMATES, UP FOR GRABS (with Melbourne Theatre Company), THE GREAT MAN, CORPORATE VIBES (with Queensland Theatre), THIRD WORLD BLUES, HERETIC, DEAD WHITE MALES, SIREN, EMERALD CITY, THE PERFECTIONIST. Queensland Theatre: NEARER THE GODS, MANAGING CARMEN, AFTER THE BALL, BRILLIANT LIES, MONEY & FRIENDS. Film and TV include: FACE TO FACE, BALIBO, ON THE BEACH, BRILLIANT LIES, SANCTUARY, EMERALD CITY, TRAVELLING NORTH, THE PERFECTIONIST, THE LAST BASTION, PHAR LAP, THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY, GALLIPOLI, THE CLUB, DON’S PARTY, ELIZA FRASER, THE REMOVALISTS, STORK. Awards: Some of David’s many awards include twelve Australian Writers’ Guild Awards, five Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Screenplay and, in 1996, the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award. David has received four honorary doctorates and been made an Officer of the Order of Australia, as well as having been named one of Australia’s Living National Treasures.
Mark Kilmurry
Ensemble Theatre: 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, DIAL M FOR MURDER, EMERALD CITY, THE LOVER AND THE DUMB WATIER, MCGUFFIN PARK, UNCLE VANYA, THE GREAT DIVIDE, MIDNIGHT MURDER AT HAMLINGTON HALL, BENEFACTORS, RHINESTONE REX AND MISS MONICA, BOXING DAY BBQ, A DOLL’S HOUSE, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, OUTDATED, KENNY, CRUNCH TIME, THE ODD COUPLE, THE LAST WIFE, MURDER ON THE WIRELESS, THE BIG TIME, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, TAKING STEPS, NEVILLE’S ISLAND, TWO, ODD MAN OUT, RELATIVELY SPEAKING, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BETRAYAL, GOOD PEOPLE, MY ZINC BED, EDUCATING RITA, ABSENT FRIENDS, OTHER DESERT CITIES, THE ANZAC PROJECT, RICHARD III, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, FRANKENSTEIN, MANAGING CARMEN, RED, THE SPEAR CARRIER and HAMLET. THE ODD COUPLE; The Comedy Theatre, Melbourne & Theatre Royal, Sydney for Crossroads Live Australia. Film: Co-writer and co-director of BEING GAVIN. Literature Illustration: CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS.
Jessica Fallico
Assistant Director; Ensemble Theatre: BETTE & JOAN. 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. Depot Theatre: 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.
Nicholas Brown
Ensemble Theatre debut. Belvoir St Theatre: COUNTING AND CRACKING, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. Griffin Theatre: NATURISM. New Theatricals: COME FROM AWAY. Queensland Theatre: BERNHARDT/HAMLET, TAMING OF THE SHREW. Sydney Theatre Company: THE NORMAL HEART, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, THE LONG FORGOTTEN DREAM and STILL POINT TURNING. Film: R.U.R. JIMPA, SAHELA, A PERFECT PAIRING, CHRISTMAS ON THE FARM, LAKA, SEDITION, DANCE ACADEMY, PRATICHHAYA, UNINDIAN, RANDOM 8, LOVE YOU TO DEATH, KITES, A MAN’S GOTTA DO, TEMPTATION. Television: FAKE, NCIS: SYDNEY, IN OUR BLOOD, THE PM’S DAUGHTER, UPRIGHT, AFTER THE VERDICT, JOE VS CAROLE, AMAZING GRACE, WAKEFIELD, THE UNLISTED, HARROW, THE LETDOWN, PLAY SCHOOL, THE CODE 2, THE ELEGANT GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO KNIFE FIGHTING, MR AND MRS MURDER, HOME & AWAY, UNDERBELLY: THE MAN WHO GOT AWAY, CITY HOMICIDE, THE COOKS and WHITE COLLAR BLUE. Playwright: SEX MAGICK, LIGHTEN UP, ORACLE BOY. Television writing episodes: THE UNLISTED, THE WONDER GANG and PLAY SCHOOL. Autobiographical chapter: GROWING UP INDIAN IN AUSTRALIA. Lead singer/writer with several bands including: THE MODERNISTS and LUCK NOW, 2005 funk album BIG SCORE and the singles I SPENT MY RENT ON A RECORD, UP AND COMING, DON’T MIND ME and STRANGE SHADOW. Awards: Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting in the 2024 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards for his play SEX MAGICK, also Nominated for a 2025 AWGIE and a 2024 Sydney Theatre Award. Training: The National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Thomas Campbell
Ensemble Theatre: MCGUFFIN PARK, THE MEMORY OF WATER, CLYBOURNE PARK, THE VIOLET HOUR. 25A Belvoir: LIFE IS A DREAM. Bell Shakespeare: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, ANATOMY: TITUS. Belvoir Street Theatre: HAMLET. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: SAVAGES. Griffin Theatre Company: THE LEWIS TRILOGY. Hayes Theatre Company: HEAD OVER HEELS, METROPOLIS, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, THE VIEW UPSTAIRS, HMS PINAFORE. Opera Australia: GUYS & DOLLS. RideOn Theatre: DEBRIS. Siren Theatre Company: THE MOORS, MISTERMAN, PENELOPE, RICHARD III. Sport For Love: THREE SISTERS. Sydney Theatre Company: BED. Screen: LOVE AND MONSTERS, DOWNTON ABBEY, SERIOUSLY RED, MAVERIX, DECK DOGZ, SECOND BEST, LOVE MY WAY, THE SAVIOUR. Training: 2002 NIDA (BACHELOR OF DRAMATIC ART), 2010 MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY. Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards for HMS PINAFORE, THREE SISTERS and MISTERMAN.
Laurence Coy
Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: THE ODD COUPLE. The Alex Buzo Company: NORM AND AHMED. Belvoir: GREATER SUNRISE. GWB Entertainment: THE LORD OF THE RINGS, GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. Hayes Theatre Company: THE FANTASTICKS, HIGH SOCIETY, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. Mad March Hare Theatre: THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. O’Punksy’s Theatre: THE NIGHT ALIVE. State Theatre South Australia: THE DEPARTMENT, MACBETH. Sydney Theatre Company: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL, MASTER CLASS. Tamarama Rock Surfers: THE REMOVALISTS, ALL THE RAGE. Tempus Fugit Theatre: THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. White Box Theatre: THE SHIFTING HEART. Television: PLUM, THE JURY PROJECT, RFDS, MR INBETWEEN, BLACK COMEDY. Film: THE APPLETON LADIES POTATO RACE, LADIES IN BLACK, SAN ANDREAS, FOOL’S GOLD, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER.
Rachel Gordon
Ensemble Theatre: EMERALD CITY, NORMAN CONQUESTS, ODD MAN OUT, MANAGING CARMEN, WIT, MR BAILEY’S MINDER. Sydney Theatre Company: CONCUSSION, DON JUAN, THE REAL THING. Melbourne Theatre Company: JASPER JONES. Bell Shakespeare: KING LEAR, MACBETH. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: DAYLIGHT SAVING. Griffin Theatre Company: BETWEEN TWO WAVES. Melbourne & Queensland Theatre Companies: BOSTON MARRIAGE, LET THE SUNSHINE, NINETY. Queensland Theatre Company: THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE, THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES. New Theatricals: BOEING BOEING. Marion St Theatre: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, DEATH DEFYING ACTS, LAST NIGHTS OF BALLYHOO, CRIMES OF THE HEART. EHJ Productions: TAMING OF THE SHREW. Hot House Theatre Company: BIG HAIR IN AMERICA. Film: ANGEL OF MINE, THUNDERSTRUCK. Television: THE TWELVE, QUEEN OF OZ, EROTIC STORIES, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS, SECRET DAUGHTER, THE LETDOWN, THE MOODY’S, THE GENTLEMEN’S GUIDE TO KNIFE FIGHTING, A MOODY CHRISTMAS, HOME & AWAY, NEIGHBOURS, BLUE HEELERS, ALL SAINTS. Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Samir Nasser
TOP SILK marks Samir’s Ensemble debut. Training: The National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australian Theatre for Young People. Samir is excited to make his screen debut in the upcoming Australian feature film CAUGHT UP.
Jamie Oxenbould
Theatre: Ensemble Theatre: MIDNIGHT MURDER AT HAMLINGTON HALL, BOXING DAY BBQ, WOMAN IN BLACK, BABY DOLL, THE SPEARCARRIER, CASANOVA, DIARY OF AN OLYMPIC CABBIE, FULLY COMMITTED, WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY. Bell Shakespeare: THE MISER. Crossroads/John Frost: THE ODD COUPLE. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: THE HYPOCHONDRIAC, GOOD WORKS. Fixed Foot Productions/Old Fitz: CHICKEN IN A BISCUIT. Griffin Theatre Company: FAMILY VALUES, THE LITERATI. Opera Australia: ERNANI, LA TRAVIATA. New Theatre: GODS & LITTLE FISHES. Outhouse Theatre Company: EUREKA DAY, TREVOR. Old Fitz Theatre: THE VILLAGE BIKE, EURYDICE. Apocalypse Theatre Company: THE DAPTO CHASER. Sydney Theatre Company: THE TEMPEST, MACBETH, ANTONY & CLEOPATRA, THE LOADED UTE, THE SHEARSTON SHIFT. Film: BEING GAVIN. TV: TEN POUND POMS, SECRET CITY 2, MY PLACE, PLAYSCHOOL, OH YUCK, GASP!, I GOT A ROCKET, RAGGS, TABALUGA. Awards: Sydney Theatre Awards (3 nominations), HELPMANN (nomination).
Jeremy Waters
Ensemble Theatre: ULSTER AMERICAN, THE BIG TIME. Outhouse Theatre Co: SO YOUNG, CONSENT, HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, ULSTER AMERICAN, THE FLICK, BU21, THE ALIENS, 4 MINUTES 12 SECONDS, FOUR PLACES, RIDE, MERCY THIEVES, THE BOYS. Darlinghurst Theatre Company: A MAN WITH 5 CHILDREN. Dudley Street Productions: LOBBY HERO. Griffin Independent: 5 PROPERTIES OF CHAINMALE. KXT Bakehouse: DRESDEN. New Theatre: HARVEST, JERUSALEM, THE PILLOWMAN. Red Line Productions: A GIRL WITH SUN IN HER EYES. Tooth and Sinew: SCENES FROM AN EXECUTION. 10 Alphas: BONDI DREAMING. Film: SWEET RIVER, I AM WOMAN, THE COMBINATION REDEMPTION. Television: PLAYING GRACIE DARLING, OPTICS, FOUR YEARS LATERS, LADIES IN BLACK, PIECES OF HER, YOUNG ROCK, DRUNK HISTORY, TOTAL CONTROL, JANET KING, JADE OF DEATH. Jeremy is the founder and artistic director of Outhouse Theatre Co. producing all of Outhouse’s twenty productions.
Ailsa Paterson
Ensemble Theatre: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BOXING DAY BBQ, SKYLIGHT, OTHER DESERT CITIES, SEMINAR. Belvoir: LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL. Melbourne Theatre Company: KIMBERLY AKIMBO. Opera Australia: WATERSHED. Queensland Theatre Company: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF?, THE 39 STEPS. Sydney Theatre Company: GIRLS AND BOYS, HOUSEWORK, CHALKFACE, THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA?, THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS. State Opera of SA: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, CLOUDSTREET. State Theatre Company of SA: THE PUZZLE, JACK MAGGS, SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE, RIPCORD, GASLIGHT, END OF THE RAINBOW, JASPER JONES, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, SWITZWERLAND, THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE, BETRAYAL, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE SEAGULL, HEDDA GABLER, THE VIBRATOR PLAY, THE HAM FUNERAL, THREE SISTERS, THE PRICE, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN. Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Kelsey Lee
Ensemble Theatre: Lighting Designer: BETTE & JOAN, 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: PURPOSE, 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. Greendoor Theatre Company: SISTREN. 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.
Madeleine Picard
Select credits include; Composer and sound Designer; Ensemble Theatre: THE ROOMMATE, THE DAPTO CHASER, 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, DIAL M FOR MURDER, EMERALD CITY. Bell Shakespeare: JULIUS CAESAR. Belvoir 25A: SHITTY, HOT TUB, LIFE IS A DREAM. Virginia Plain & KXT: GRAIN IN THE BLOOD. Old Fitz: AMBER, ALL THE FRAUDULENT HORSE GIRLS. Sydney Fringe Festival: VENUS IN FUR. Sound designer; Belvoir St Theatre: THE WEEKEND. ATYP: SCAB. Associate sound designer; Belvoir St Theatre: DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD, SONG OF FIRST DESIRE, THE WRONG GODS. Hayes Theatre: RIDE THE CYCLONE. Sydney Theatre Company: THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY. Training: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Technical Theatre and Stage Management), National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Lauren Tulloh
Lauren is Ensemble Theatre’s Resident Stage Manager. Ensemble Theatre: 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD, THE SOCIAL LADDER, EMERALD CITY, THE LOVER and THE DUMB WAITER, ARIA, MCGUFFIN PARK, UNCLE VANYA, SWITZERLAND, ALONE IT STANDS, THE MEMORY OF WATER, MR BAILEY’S MINDER, CLYDE’S, A BROADCAST COUP, THE CARETAKER, THE ONE, A LETTER FOR MOLLY, KILLING KATIE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKCLUB, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE (2021 regional tour), OUTDATED, THE LAST WIFE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MARJORIE PRIME, THE PLANT, BETRAYAL. Hayes Theatre Company: REWIRED: MUSICALS REIMAGINED, AMERICAN PSYCHO, HIGH FIDELITY, ASSASSINS, CALAMITY JANE (2025 Sydney Opera House, 2018 Belvoir & Comedy Theatre, 2017 Hayes Theatre), THE FANTASTICKS, VIOLET. National Theatre of Parramatta: QUEEN FATIMA, THE THINGS I COULD NEVER TELL STEVEN, JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM (Belvoir season). Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art: Production.
Naomi O’Connor
Ensemble Theatre: FLY GIRL. CDP Theatre Producers: GRUFFALO. Disney Theatrical Productions: THE LION KING. Global Creatures: MOULIN ROUGE. Hayes Theatre: WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, THE PRODUCERS. KXT: DON’T SAVE ME. Michele Guthrie Presents: MRS CLAUS. Neil Gooding and Alex Woodward Productions: THE 39 STEPS. Sydney Festival 2025: WHARF 1 CABARETS, Sydney Festival 2026: WHARF 1 CABARETS. The Epic Team: CHRISTMAS AT THE CATHEDRAL. Training: Technical Theatre and Stage Management National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Monica Smith
Ensemble Theatre: SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, CLYDES. Bangarra Dance Theatre: OUR LAND PEOPLE STORIES, BENNELONG, SPIRIT RETROSPECTIVE, TERRAIN, SANDSONG, KNOWLEDGE GROUND – 30 YEARS, SHELTERING. National Institute of Dramatic Art: MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM, CAPRICORNIA. Opera Australia: OTELLO, IL TROVATORE, ATTILA, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, LA BOHEME, CARMEN Sydney Dance Company: New Breed, SOMOS. Sydney Theatre Company: HUBRIS & HUMILIATION Training: National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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