August 30 - September 14

ALL THE FRAUDULENT HORSE GIRLS

Written by Michael Louis Kennedy

Directed by Jess Arthur

A SYDNEY PREMIERE

“An equine odyssey of surreal proportions”

Audrey is 11 years old and telepathically linked to all the other horse girls in the world. She devours all things horses; the saddle club, spirit, national velvet, black beauty, even ventolin from her Shetland pony asthma inhaler. Shunned by her school's only other horse girls she hatches an ill-fated scheme to prove her worth, kicking off a chain reaction that sends her from suburban Sydney deep into the vast expanse of the Central American desert in a surreal and life-threatening journey for meaning.

All The Fraudulent Horse Girls is a raucous, queer one-act-comedy in three acts. It’s a love letter to weird kids; their alienating and all-consuming passions; and the dangerous lengths they'll go to pursue them.

If you've ever lay awake in bed thinking of a comeback for a humiliation you've already suffered, then saddle up for a rollicking, unpredictable equine odyssey.  

"Not since Daniel Radcliffe's star turn in Equus has there been a horse-themed production of such gravity" – Equestrian Monthly Australia

"Revelatory and moving" – The Estate of Banjo Paterson 

"Really awful. Don't bother." – CLAG®

Cast and Creative Team

Playwright & Producer: Michael Louis Kennedy

Director: Jess Arthur

Lighting Designer: Emma Van Veen

Set & Costume Designer: Paris Bell

Sound Designer: Madeleine Picard

Stage Manager: Breanne Hickey

Cast (of 3): Shirong Wu, Janet Anderson, Caitlin A. Kearney

This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.

Dates + Ticketing

Season: August 30 - September 14

Note- previews are 30/08 & 31/08, opening night (invite only) is 1/09

Times: 6.45pm Tues-Sat, 5pm Sun + a 2pm matinee on Saturday 7/09

Ticket Prices:

  • Previews & Cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee

  • Adult: $49.50-82.50 + booking fee

  • Concession: $39.50-60.50 + booking fee

ALL THE FRAUDULENT HORSE GIRLS is offering an allocation of complimentary tickets to First Nations peoples. Please contact Virginia at boxoffice@oldfitztheatre.com.au to claim.

Note- purchase tickets to both paired shows in the New Works Festival for 10% off your tickets.

Approximate Run Time: 55 minutes

Content Warnings: strong language, violence, adult themes

This production is generously supported by the Blake Beckett Trust, the Neilson Family Foundation and the City of Sydney.