OUTSIDE IN to Make Victorian Premiere

This October, wit incorporated presents the Victorian premiere of Outside In by Hilary Beaton, playing at Bluestone Church Arts Space from 20 October to 4 November.

wit incorporated continues its mission to place women front-and-centre for 2017, with a stellar lineup of some of Melbourne's most exciting theatre-makers bringing you a taste of life in prison.

As the outside seeps in, seven women navigate life inside prison. A new inmate arrives and another prepares to leave, as cracks appear in a dangerously-thin veneer of order.

Hope can be a tough sentence.

Beaton created the story in 1982, "...to create roles for women where they are seen as the subject and not the object."

Artistic Director Belinda Campbell, who plays inmate Ginny, says nuanced, complicated roles for women continue to be a scarcity.

"We are seeing some improvement," says Campbell. "But it's still a battle to find stories where women are presented as protagonists, with complete and complex lives. This play definitely hits the mark."

Written by Hilary Beaton. Directed by Faran Martin. Performed by Belinda Campbell, SaraH Clarke, Ana Della Rocca, Ebony McGuire, Jennifer Piper, Kerry du Plessis, Andrea Solonge.

20 October to 4 November 2017
(Preview 19 October)

7.30pm Thursday to Saturday, 3pm Sunday

Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde Street, Footscray

$25 full | $15 preview

Tickets on sale now at witinc.com.au/whats-on/outside-in

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