Gal Pals

You can, if you want.

Two weeks in conversion therapy. Kat wants to be there, Hez thought it was a leadership camp, and Sloane’s brought care packages. In a whirlwind of smuggled phones, attempted escapes, punishment essays and betrayals, five queer kids find their own. It’s self-hatred and its religious trauma, but in a fun way! We promise! 

Award-winning playwright Sam Nerida explores in this dark and heartfelt comedy the beauty of the queer experience and the fierceness of found family. Bringing together generations of Boorloo’s queer makers, Gal Pals pays homage to the complexity of figuring yourself out in a world that doesn’t have a lot of space for you. We watch these five queer kids overcome obstacles not only in their environment, but in themselves, to build a community that will weather any storm.  

Gal Pals was seeded through projects at WA Youth Theatre Company in 2019 and 2022.  

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Meet the Artists

Join us on Tuesday 16 April for a post-show Q&A, kicking off around 8pm. All welcome.

• Writer

  Sam Nerida

• Director

  Holland Brooks

• Producer

  Scarlet Rose

• Performer

  Rhiannon Bryan
  Ionia Venoutsos
  Hayley Perrin
  Crystal Nguyen
  Sophie Quin

• Set & Sound Designer

  Abi Russell

• Lighting Designer

  Rhi Peterson

• Directorial Mentor

  Mel Cantwell

• Dramaturg

  Alexa Taylor

• Stage Manager

  Simonne Matthews