06/02/2026
FIRST 3 SHOWS SOLD, ONLY THIS SAT & SUNDAY LEFT!
Struggling with infertility and a stalled acting career, Gia wants to play Ophelia one last time.
Written by Grace Wilson (Patrick White Playwright Award Finalist), Directed by Jo Bradley (Snowflake), and starring Annie Stafford (Stupid Fu***ng Bird), Gia Ophelia is a darkly comic one-woman satire, skewering sexism and ageism in the arts.
Gia played Ophelia once when she was younger and fresh on the scene. And now she’s older, and wiser, and ready to give Ophelia one last crack. But she’s not the same youthful Gia she once was. Conflicted by the trials of motherhood, infertility and her youth passing her by, Gia must ask herself where her priorities lie and what it truly means to be a mother and an artist.
Fresh from its award-winning Sydney Fringe Festival World Premiere in 2025, Gia Ophelia is back in 2026 at KXT on Broadway.
GIA OPHELIA
SUMMER SEASON 2026
11 - 15 February
Produced by JB Theatre Co in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre
Writer: GRACE WILSON
Director: JO BRADLEY
Performer: ANNIE STAFFORD
Sound Designer: OTTO ZAGALA
Co-Set and Costume Designer: GEITA GOARIN
Lighting Designer: HOLLY NESBITT
Stage Manager: LUKE MCGILVRAY
Producer: JO BRADLEY
Producer: BIANCA WATKINS
Assistant Producer: LAILA CHESTERMAN
Assistant Producer: VIOLETA BRAU MUGICA
Original Production Dramaturg: JO BRADLEY
REVIEWS
"The work these females, the writer, the director, the actress, have created is incredible."
"Deep, sad, layered, this is a women's cry from the bottom of the guts. And with that, it is light on its feet, which is impressive considering the weight of the subject."
"The real-life tragedy replaces one unplayed, and it is made perfectly."
BEST EMERGING ARTIST AWARD WINNER SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL
BEST IN THEATRE FINALIST SYDNEY FRINGE
BEST IN THEATRE WEEKLY SHORTLIST
Gia played Ophelia once when she was younger and fresh on the scene. And now she’s older, and wiser, and ready to give Ophelia one last crack. But she’s not the same youthful Gia she once was. Conflicted by the trials of motherhood, infertility and her youth passing her by, Gia must ask herself ...
