Presented by Katie McAllister

Watch and Act

Watch and Act 2

28 Sep - 16 Oct

  • AGES

    15+
  • RUNNING TIME

    55min
  • PREVIEW

    Tuesday 28 Sep
  • MEMBERS NIGHTS

    Wednesday 29 Sep
  • OPENING NIGHT

    Thursday 30 Sep
  • AUSLAN INTERPRETED

    Thursday 14 Oct

We did start the fire

The warnings of a climate crisis are all there. Katie used to read them on the radio when she was an emergency broadcaster. She’s sorry to interrupt your program with that information. Her OCD makes her sorry for everything. But she’s most sorry her favourite karri forest might not exist one day. 

Reflecting on the events of Black Summer and the Wooroloo bushfires, Watch and Act is a hilarious anti-comedy about missed warning signs for OCD and nostalgia for a time and place that’s already disappearing.

It’s also an audition tape to be Nigella Lawson’s emergency contact in a climate crisis.


Meet the Artists!

Register now to Meet the Artists of Watch and Act + Love Letters to the Revolution in The Blue Room Bar at 8:30pm on Thursday 21 October. It’s free to attend but RSVP here to ensure yourself a spot.

This project is funded by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries.


Image by Duncan Wright.

Warnings: Contains coarse language, adult themes and minor descriptions of violent, intrusive thoughts, explicit discussions of mental illness, strobe lighting and smoke effects.
  • Writer & Performer

    Katie McAllister

  • Acting Mentor

    Andrea Gibbs

  • Director

    Michelle Endersbee

  • Producer & Publicist

    Amy Howell

  • Production Designer

    Clare Testoni

  • Sound Designer

    Georgina Cramond

  • Lighting Designer

    Kristie Smith

  • Stage Manager

    Maddy Mullins

  • Dramaturg

    Alexa Taylor

  • Marketing Coordinator

    Simeon Neo

  • Documentarian

    Sophie Minissale