Bundanon

Nell Ranney is a director and producer of original and multi-disciplinary theatre work.

She co-created and directed Maureen: Harbinger of Death (Adelaide/Rising/Darwin/Sydney Festivals, Edinburgh Fringe) after developing the work through a Bundanon AIR in 2019 with Jonny Hawkins and Isabel Hudson. She has directed the Sydney premiers of TUESDAY (25A Belvoir) and She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange (KXT) and was appointed the Baylis Assistant Director at the Old Vic in London for SYLVIA (Old Vic/ ZooNation). Nell has previously worked in programming for The Garden of Unearthly Delights as Program Manager and for Belvoir as their Artistic Associate.

Victoria Haralabidou is an internationally award-winning actor and writer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia.

She has lived, studied and worked in Russia, then Greece, before moving to Australia in 2005. Her performance highlights include The Tourist (BBC/Stan), Brides (Martin Scorsese), Leftovers (HBO), The Tailings (SBS), Barracuda and Wakefield (ABC). Victoria was appointed as Writer in Residence at Griffin Theatre in 2011-2012. Her first play One Scientific Mystery was selected for the 2012 National Play Festival and her latest play GRLZ has received multiple development workshops and residencies with Australian Council for the Arts, Create NSW, Playwriting Australia and Legs on the Wall.

In Residence at Bundanon

Written by Victoria Haralabidou and directed by Nell Ranney, GRLZ is a daring new play sparked by the real-life story of its creator and inspired by the #WeAreAllPussyRiot movement. It follows a group of institutionalised young women fighting for ownership of their own story. It is performed in English and Auslan.

Once upon a time, not that long ago. In a strange country, so close but far away. A young girl finds herself trapped with a group of misfits, in a facility for young women who are dangerous to society. Everyday the GRLZ practice strict routine and discipline. They are preparing to showcase their reformation for the ‘much beloved’ leader and the rest of the rotten western world. But when performance is key to survival, a moment in the spotlight can also become a radical act.