‘Selkie’
by Finn O'Branagáin

‘No one smiles here, it just makes you want to… bare your teeth”

A tale of the sea — about the bodies we claim, and the ones taken from us. 

Nearly one Australian woman is killed each week. One in four Australian women have experienced emotional abuse. One in six have experienced physical or sexual violence.

Selkie is a gripping two-hander that reimagines an ancient Celtic myth through a feminist, contemporary lens. At once lyrical and brutal, it examines consent, ownership, and the suffocating weight of assimilation. Both domestic love story and allegory of oppression, the play pulls audiences into a claustrophobic world where safety and freedom are in constant tension.

Blending myth, dark humour, and raw intimacy, Selkie resonates with urgent relevance. It speaks to anyone who has felt trapped, silenced, or othered, holding up a mirror to the ways we repress, exploit, and cage those we claim to love.

  • Celeste Cortez Davis
    Rónnad

    Josh Hammond
    Séan

  • Director and Producer
    Kurtis Laing

    Assistant Director/Producer
    Laila Chesterman

    Movement Director
    Josie Stanger-Jones

    Lighting Designer
    Luna Ng

    Stage Manager
    Charlotte Jones

  • The Old Fitz with Sydney Fringe Festival

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