Scene Transitions: Trans Playwrights in Conversation

Gabrielle Fallen is a trans Naarm-based theatre maker, writer, and performer. Most recently, her original play  Mature Skin was presented by Melbourne Theatre Company in Cybec Electric.  While studying at the VCA, her credits while training include  Happy To Be Here (dir. Dr Sarah Austin), The Infinity Hotel (dir. Nazaree Dickerson), Peach Blossom Fan (dir. Joe Paradise Lui), […]

Dax Carnay-Hanrahan is a Filipino trans theatre-maker, writer, and performer who cut their teeth in Manila’s theatre scene before bringing their chaos and charm to Naarm/Melbourne in 2020. Their writing fuses satire, identity, and emotional grit—earning them spots in the 2023 Malthouse Emerging Writers Group and the 2024 PACT x Performance Space Queer Development Program. […]

Playwright, Actress, Advocate Kikki Temple (she/her) is a Māori playwright, actress, and takatāpui artist based in Naarm (Melbourne). A native of Aotearoa, Kikki has become a prominent voice in the independent theatre scene. Her world premiere of STUCK at the Midsumma Festival 2024 received critical acclaim, leading to plans for a national tour. Known for […]

Bayley Turner is a Melbourne-based writer and performer. She has been praised for her as a playwright for ‘Thirty-Six’ co-written with Jo Clifford, and ‘Burlesque by Force’. She recently self-published a collection of poetry, ‘Ulysses’ and is due to self-publish her second collection ‘16,000km or so’ in mid 2025. Bayley has had her writing featured […]