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HOUSEWORK

HOUSEWORK

Overview

Sex scandals, culture wars, motherhood and Machiavellian manipulation – it’s all in a day’s work inside the House.

Playwright Emily Steel and director Shannon Rush pull back the curtain on the real Parliament House in this bold, black comedy hailed an “undeniably Australian and gloriously uncompromising” (The Conversation) future classic.

Brought to brilliant life by some of Australia’s most beloved comic actors, Housework follows a group of political dynamos through the backstabbing and backroom deals of a high-stakes sitting week in Canberra, whilst balancing family crises just as frantic.

With Susie Youssef (Deadloch, The Project) as first-time MP Ruth Mandour, Emily Taheny (Mad as Hell) as her overworked Chief of Staff and iconic media polymath Indira Naidoo as… well, you’ll see, this is Aussie political satire at its very best.

A whip-smart and gaspingly funny sprint through the corridors of power

Creative

Cast

Franca Lafosse

Cast

Indira Naidoo

Cast

Emily Taheny

Cast

Susie Youssef

Director

Shannon Rush

Designer

Ailsa Paterson

Lighting Designer

Nigel Levings

Composer & Sound Designer

Andrew Howard

Dramaturg

Tahli Corin

Assistant Director

James Watson

Marketing Image

Holly Ward

Production Photos

Matt Byrne

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Partners

Housework was originally commissioned and produced by State Theatre Company South Australia and supported by a residency at Assemblage Centre for Creative Arts at Flinders University.

Venue Details

Drama Theatre
Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, SYDNEY NSW 2000

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Event details

Previews
5 - 8 Sep
Opening Night
9 Sep 7:30pm
Night with the Artists
21 Sep 6:30pm
Season
5 Sep - 17 Oct 2026
Approx. Duration
2 hrs 10 mins, including interval
Content
Strong language, mature themes, sexual references, herbal cigarettes.

Duration and content are subject to change.


Tickets

Adult
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Australian Seniors Card
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Australian Pensioner
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Australian Full Time Student
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Under 30
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Accessible performances

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Tue 6 Oct 6:30pm

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