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Queensland Theatre Company & Brisbane Festival Strong is the New Pretty

1 - 19 Sep 2026
Playhouse
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1 hour 40 minutes
no interval, subject to change without notice

The celebrated Australian playwright behind sell-out smash hit RBG: Of Many, One and international phenomena Prima Facie and Inter Alia, Suzie Miller turns her extraordinary imagination to the birth of the AFLW in this world premiere.

In 2010, an official report into the state of Australian Rules Football recommended the creation of a national women’s league. Seven years and a whole lot of grit, passion and fancy footwork later, the AFLW was born. This is inspired by the incredible story of how the league went from a pipe dream to a sensation the sports world could no longer ignore.

With her gift for finding the political in the personal and trademark insight and warmth, Miller joins forces with multi-award-winning director Sarah Giles (The Importance of Being Earnest, No Pay? No Way!). Now fielding a brilliant lineup of eight players – Lucy Bell (Appropriate), Amy Hack (Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s Yentl), Amy Ingram (Netflix’s Boy Swallows Universe), Edyll (Send Help, NBC's La Brea), Amber McMahon (Accidental Death of an Anarchist), Tara Morice (Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom), newcomer Nyasha Ogden and Contessa Treffone (Picnic at Hanging Rock) – this dream team writes a love letter to a game and a community.

It’s theatre written in mud, sweat, and belief. It’s not just about a sport. It’s about a revolution.

“Kick it to me!”

Important Information

Age Recommendation

Recommended for those aged 14 years and older.

Warning

This production contains strong language and mature themes.

Cast & Creatives

  • Cast Lucy Bell, Edyll, Amy Hack, Amy Ingram, Amber McMahon, Tara Morice, Nyasha Ogden, Contessa Treffone
  • Director Sarah Giles
  • Designer Christina Smith
  • Lighting Designer Paul Jackson
  • Composer Clemence Williams
  • Sound Designer Brady Watkins
  • Choreographer Kelley Abbey
  • Video Designer Craig Wilkinson
  • Movement Director Kelley Abbey
  • Dramaturg Jonathan Ware
  • Assistant Director Julia Robertson
  • Voice and Text Director Charmian Gradwell
  • Lighting Associate Matthew Erren
  • Intimacy Coordinator Chloë Dallimore
  • Safety Coordinator Diego Retamales

This play is a fictional imagining by the playwright of true events. It combines fiction with references to true events and inspiration from interviews and other sources, and reflects the honestly held opinions of the playwright. The play is not endorsed by anyone who developed or played in the AFLW or the AFL, and neither the AFL nor any individual team have sponsored, approved, or been affiliated with the development of this play, nor had any artistic input into the play or production.

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