Unapologetic. Joy. Sisterhood.
With an eye on the future, Griffin Lookout champions works by the next generation of exceptional theatre makers.
Griffin Lookout provides Sydney’s most exciting independent theatremakers with a season at Griffin as well as producing and artistic support from the Griffin team.
SISTREN by Iolanthe is one of 2025’s Griffin Lookout productions, alongside Birdsong of Tomorrow by Nathan Harrison.
Isla and Violet are a ‘lethal combination’. Their self-righteous headmaster thinks that’s an insult. They think it’s a cute name for a girl group.
Too-smart, too precocious and way too outspoken, it’s no surprise when these self-proclaimed soulmates are ‘separated’ until the end of the year. But the world outside their South London school is a divisive one for a cisgender Caribbean diva and her ‘Ethel Cain adjacent’ transgender bestie. As their cosmic connection is tested, one key question arises—will Isla and Violet be separated, or will they reign supreme?
The blazingly talented performer Iolanthe (seven methods of killing Kylie Jenner) makes her playwriting debut, sharing the stage with her IRL bestie, the extra-ordinary Janet Anderson (Overflow). The lines of fiction and friendship intertwine in this transcendent study of sisterhood across class, cultural and interdimensional boundaries.
Director Ian Michael
Production Designer Emma White
Lighting Designer Kelsey Lee
Composer & Sound Designer Daniel Herten
Video Designer TK Abiyoe
Dramaturg Dylan Van Den Berg
Voice & Accent Coach Angela Sullen
Stage Manager Cris Chavez
Community Engagement Strategists Janet Anderson, Iolanthe
Producers Leila Enright, Bernadette Fam, Janine Lau
With Janet Anderson, Iolanthe
Presented in association with Old Fitz Theatre
A Green Door Theatre Production
Venue
The Old Fitz Theatre*
129 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo
Previews 26 – 28 June
Opening Night 28 June
Season 29 June – 12 July
Performance Times
Tuesday – Friday 7pm
Saturday 1pm & 7pm
Sunday 5pm
* Please note, the Old Fitz Theatre is an over 18 venue. Ticketholders under 18 are required to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
2025 Lookout Pricing
GRIFFIN LOOKOUT
| SISTREN | Birdsong of Tomorrow | |
| General Release | $48 | |
| Subscription | $42 | |
SISTREN was supported by Australian Plays Transform through the Untold Stories Program.
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