THE EDIT
Written and Directed by Gabrielle Scawthorn
7 - 26 October 2025 | Belvoir 25a
Presented by Unlikely Productions and Legit Theatre Co.
“We can control what happens to you in here. But we have no control out there”
Nia and Jess want the same thing. Influencer Nia, wants to find her match and win the primetime reality dating hit, Match or Snatch. Producer Jess, wants to orchestrate Nia’s every move to secure a win for both of them. But who is controlling who? And what will the win cost both women? The Edit punches in on the underbelly of our guiltiest pleasure, reality television. Merging her own personal experience as a teen on reality television and her extensive interviews with reality stars from the hit podcast series “Back from Reality”, writer Gabrielle Scawthorn asks the question can we ever truly give consent, if we don’t know what we are consenting to.
Special thanks to Arts Council England, National Theatre of Great Britain Studio, Hugo Chiarella and Jane Moriarty.
WINNER
Best Newcomer - Iolanthe
Sydney Theatre Awards 2025
NOMINATED
Best Independent Production
Best Direction of an Independent Production - Gabrielle Scawthorn
Best Performance in a Leading Role in an Independent Production -
Iolanthe
Matilda Ridgway
Best Stage Design of an Independent Production - Ruby Jenkins
Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production -
Phoebe Pilcher
Best Sound Design and Composition of an Independent Production - Alyx Dennison &
Madeleine Picard
Best New Australian Work - Gabrielle Scawthorn
Sydney Theatre Awards 2025
★★★★★
“Close to perfect... one of the best dramas I've seen all year”
Cultural Binge
★★★★★
"The Edit is a
tour-de-force"
State of the Art
★★★★★
"Literally stop what you’re doing right now and book tickets"
Spot On Sydney
★★★★
"Incisive and richly layered"
Suzy Goes See
★★★★★
"Raw, gripping and unsettling"
Bacchus at the Theatre
“This is thrilling theatre"
Australian Stage
Playwright and Director - Gabrielle Scawthorn
Associate Directors - Nancy Denis &Eloise Snape
Set Designer - Ruby Jenkins
Lighting Designer - Phoebe Pilcher
Composer & Sound Designer - Alyx Dennison
Sound Designer - Madeleine Picard
Stage Manager - Cris Chavez
Assistant Stage Managers - Emma Clulow & Karina Kuk
Producers - Hugo Chiarella & Mathew Lee
Assistant Producer - Patrick Phillips
Cast - Iolanthe & Matilda Ridgway
Promo Photography by Johnny Diaz Nicholaidis (he/him)
Production Photography by Robert Catto (he/him)
Additional Photography by Patrick Phillips (he/him)
