BLESSED UNION

About the show

THE LESBIAN BREAK UP COMEDY YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED. Ruth and Judith have been a couple for decades. They have two kids and have fought hard for recognition, for rights, just to be themselves. They’ve lived at the forefront as Australia changed, while their home remained a haven. Now, their marriage is over. They’ve always told themselves, and others, that theirs was a different union. That they could do this reasonably, politically, calmly. Without hurt. “Look, we aren’t going to just fall apart like, like, like – a straight couple”, says Ruth. But are we bigger than our institutions? What will their children say? And what of the human heart? A funny and moving tale of idealism, love, and the messy business of being alive, from the wicked mind of Maeve Marsden. Blessed Union is sharp, poignant, and very pertinent. A sad comedy, a hilarious tragedy, this is a great play about us. Plays about family are as old as theatre, but this is a play about a new kind of family, and it’s brilliant. It came out of our Writers’ Lab and lockdown developments (thank you to everyone who donated to Artists at Work) so we’re elated it’s hitting the stage. And with Danielle Cormack and Maude Davey as Ruth and Judith, it’ll be a treat. – Eamon