Saturday 29th March 2025, Yeppoon Town Hall
A JUTE THEATRE COMPANY AND OVERALL ARTS CO-PRODUCTION
O, Ophelia
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AMBER GROSSMANN
Average Audience Rating – 4.7 / 5
“An incredible show – the acting was superb with excellent direction and creative use of the stage. I was spellbound from beginning to end”
Yeppoon Audience Review
“The ending was so incredibly empowering, raw, passionate and inspiring. It made me want to stand with the actors and roar!”
Yeppoon Audience Review
“SLAY CAST!!! I loved every minute! So captivating!”
Yeppoon Audience Review
“(I was struck by) the presentation and focus on coercive control for people that don’t work in the (domestic family violence) sector or have never thought of it as DFV. It was a masterpiece.”
Yeppoon Audience Review
THE PLAY
Ophelia is sixteen. She doesn’t have any friends – let alone a boyfriend – her mother has just passed away, and she’s stuck in a small town under the thumb of her controlling older brother. #LiterallyTheWorst.
Enter the mysterious and charming Hamish. He’s smart, totally rebellious and older. Much older. Hamish promises Ophelia freedom from her tumultuous home life, and offers her a glimpse into a darter underworld, the likes of which she can only imagine.
Set against the backdrop of Far North Queensland, this haunting, memorable and visually striking work tackles prevalent patterns of co-dependency and coercive control impacting the relationships of teens and young adults today.
O, Ophelia presents a story of reclaimed agency, transforming the ghost of a beautiful tragedy into a young woman with life and with choice.
AUDIENCE ADVICE
GENRE – North Queensland Gothic
CONTENT RATING – Mature Audiences, aged 15+
MATURE CONTENT AND THEMES – Depictions / representations of coercive control, drug use, sexual violence, and frequent coarse language. Not recommended for audiences under 15 years.
O, Ophelia is hosted in Yeppoon by Midpoint Theatre Company and toured to regional audiences through JUTE Theatre Company’s DARTS initiative.
Midpoint Theatre Company 