Come and see Carolyn’s monologue ‘Stick’ as part of the Australian Theatre for Young People’s fantastic showcase The One Sure Thing, directed by Tanya Goldberg.

[Stick] is, by turns, crushing and laugh-out-loud funny.

Altmedia

Burns has balanced the writing beautifully. The tragedy of the situation is off-set and hilighted by a chavelier sense of humour. The performance by Emma Campbell is confident and clear, she takes her time to digest our silent responses – or her own thoughts.

Augusta Supple

It was perhaps Carolyn Burns’ Stick that was the most poignant monologue of the evening, detailing the coping mechanism of a young and defiant but ultimately conflicted young girl (Emma Campbell) facing the long road of chronic illness.

Aussie Theatre

Edited 20/02/12

Boxed is a new project from whippet friend Alana Hicks.  Visit the Boxed blog here, and then throw some cash towards the production at IndieGoGo.

Zoe Ferguson recently interviewed Jenna about Careers for Attractive Ladies and what’s next for our company. Read it here.

The Spinster and the Whippet is a theatre collective founded by Jenna Martin and Carolyn Burns in late 2009.  We are committed to writing and producing exciting new works for Australian audiences.

We aim to:

… produce engaging, intelligent, political relevant theatre.

… provide critical perspectives on Australian culture and politics.

… always feature exciting and substantive roles for female performers.

What we’re up to now:

The Spinster and the Whippet is currently in the final stages of developing a two act play for submission to the inaugural Sydney Fringe Festival.  We are also currently writing a shorter comedic work on the subject of the upcoming Australian federal election.