✨ACTOR CALL-OUT✨
I’m putting together a group to read through my new tragicomedy play ‘IF THE FATES ALLOW,’ and I’m seeking three additional performers to come along and join us.
‘It’s December 1946, and one year since Britain won the war. So the Malorys want to know why every day still feels like a battle...
Eldest son Jonathan is treading water, flustered by his headstrong siblings and making a meagre living as a pencil-pusher for a pulpy magazine. Home from the front, middle child Noel is pursuing his dream of becoming an actor, but is struggling to re-adjust to civilian life. And fifteen-year-old Robin is determined to let nobody hold her back, even if that means getting kicked out of every boarding school in the British Isles.
As they each search for hope in a world that feels hopeless, their lives are irrevocably changed when Noel is offered a role as Prince Charming in a production of ‘Cinderella’, alongside Linda Howes, a famous film actress. And when Jonathan’s boss gets wind of it, he sends his top columnist Carey Devereux to get the scoop on what a Hollywood star is doing performing for pennies in a pantomime...’
I’m specifically looking for female and non-binary identifying performers for the listed roles. Further information about the show and the read-through can be found in the Expression of Interest in my bio. If you’re keen, I’d love to hear from you!
Ellis Austin Finnie is a Scottish writer and theatre-maker. Her work has been produced at Meat Market, La Mama and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and she has been shortlisted for the Midsumma Queer Playwrights Award and Cybec Electric. Her writing has been published in Archer Magazine and Sundries Studios.
Link in bio. Read on site.
@ellisafinnie
I hoped 2025 would be a good year, but never in my wildest dreams did I think it would end up being as brilliant as it was. I travelled with my best friends, finished writing a novel (!) started writing a second one (!!!) PUT ON A SHOW and challenged myself in a hundred different ways. I couldn’t feel more grateful and excited for 2026.
(Also long live François the Pigeon.)
‘Fairytalers’ August 28th - 31st
Three years ago I sat down at my kitchen table, picked up a pen and started to write this show. Tonight, we closed our sold out season.
How often in life do you get to say that your dream came true?
From beginning to end, this has been a fairy tale.
📷 by Cameron Grant (@parenthesy )
Two shows down, two to go! The audience response has been so generous and we’re loving every minute of our Meat Market run.
Here are some more magical photos from Cameron Grant (@parenthesy ). 💗
OPENING NIGHT
We’re over the moon to be opening our sold out season of ‘Fairytalers’ tonight at @meatmarketmelb .
To celebrate, check out these gorgeous photos by Cameron Grant (@parenthesy ) from our dress run earlier this week.
“We had tremendous imaginations. We told stories that mattered. We’re Fairytalers.”
Fairytalers is completely SOLD OUT.
Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket to support our show. We can’t wait to share the magic with you. 💗
📷 by Freya Valerio (@freyv_reads ) and Liv Morison (@livmorison )
How we’re looking at people who haven’t got their ‘Fairytalers’ tickets yet. 👀
Head to the link in our bio to grab yours and join these glittering souls as they create performance art in Purgatory (yes, really.)💗
We promise, you’re in for a joyride.
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FAIRYTALERS
By Ellis Austin Finnie
28 - 31 August
Meat Market Stables (@meatmarketmelb )
Everyone can have the 'Fairytalers' poster, as a treat. 😌
Friday's show has SOLD OUT and Thursday's not far behind! If you were planning to join us in the dizzying darkness of purgatory and the glittering ballrooms of Versailles, now's the time to get your tickets via the link in my bio.
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FAIRYTALERS
By Ellis Austin Finnie
28 - 31 August
Meat Market Stables
four french women from the 1600s are about to throw hands
(the biggest of shout-outs to actual Best Director winner @freyv_reads for helping us to put this together!)
