DOOR 3

Scenes With Girls

By Miriam Battye
Presented by Salad Days Collective

Because sometimes friendship is the greatest love story of them all... This completely reimagined season returns with even more guts, chaos and heart. Tosh and Lou are best friends. They exist inside a world entirely of their own making, one where the modern pressures of romance ...

Because sometimes friendship is the greatest love story of them all...

This completely reimagined season returns with even more guts, chaos and heart. Tosh and Lou are best friends. They exist inside a world entirely of their own making, one where the modern pressures of romance and dating no longer apply, because they have each other. And THAT is enough. Right?

When the outside world begins to creep in, their all-consuming bond is quietly put to the test, forcing both women to confront what it really means to grow up, grow apart, and redefine intimacy.

Razor-sharp, funny and devastatingly familiar, this electric three-hander captures the strange comedy and quiet heartbreak of modern connection – where friendship can feel like romance, independence can feel like performance, and everyone is just trying (and failing) to appear like they have it together. Equal parts tragicomedy and emotional gut-punch, Scenes with Girls explores the ferocity and fragility of female friendship in a vivid, darkly funny portrait of contemporary womanhood.

Following a sold-out 2024 season that sparked rave reviews – and prompted at least one confirmed audience member to break up with her boyfriend – this audacious return marks an exciting new chapter for both the production and the company. Urgent, messy and painfully recognisable, this is theatre that gets under your skin – and refuses to let go.

Dates

4 Sept – 19 Sept 2026
Location

Diane Cilento Studio
Times

Evenings: Weds – Sat 7:30pm
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Ticket Pricing

Adult

$40

Concession

$36
Night with the Artists

Friday 11 September, following the performance.
Duration

1 hour, 35 minutes with no interval. Subject to change without notice.
Warning

This production contains adult themes, coarse language, strong sexual references, depictions of emotional manipulation and references to violent themes, including discussions of beheading, and references to sexual assault. It also includes strobe effects, thea...

This production contains adult themes, coarse language, strong sexual references, depictions of emotional manipulation and references to violent themes, including discussions of beheading, and references to sexual assault. It also includes strobe effects, theatrical haze or smoke, herbal or e-cigarettes, moments of complete blackout, and loud music or sound effects.

Dates

4 Sept – 19 Sept 2026
Location

Diane Cilento Studio
Times

Evenings: Weds – Sat 7:30pm
Buy Tickets
Ticket Pricing

Adult

$40

Concession

$36
Night with the Artists

Friday 11 September, following the performance.
Duration

1 hour, 35 minutes with no interval. Subject to change without notice.
Warning

This production contains adult themes, coarse language, strong sexual references, depictions of emotional manipulation and references to violent themes, including discussions of beheading, and references to sexual assault. It also includes strobe effects, thea...

This production contains adult themes, coarse language, strong sexual references, depictions of emotional manipulation and references to violent themes, including discussions of beheading, and references to sexual assault. It also includes strobe effects, theatrical haze or smoke, herbal or e-cigarettes, moments of complete blackout, and loud music or sound effects.

Creatives

Co Producers Jasmine Prasser and Georgina Sawyer
Director/Dramaturg Ruby Sanders
Stage Manager: Jessica Johnson
Set Design Laurent Milton
Lighting Design Noah Milne
Choreographer Hannah Ward
Technical Operator Cutter Harris
Production Intern Gina Greer
Voice Coach Rosalind Williams

Cast

Tosh Jasmine Prasser
Fran Georgina Sawyer
Lou Hannah Ward

Night with the Artists

Friday 11 September, following the performance. Diane Cilento Studio
Join us for Night with the Artists, as the cast and creatives of Scene with Girls participate in a post-show Q&A. Following the performance, Salad Days Collective will lead an intimate discussion about this urgent, messy and painfully recognisable work.

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Salad Days Collective is a Matilda Award-winning, artist-led independent theatre company dedicated to bringing young and non-traditional audiences back into the theatre.

Founded in Brisbane in 2024, the company has quickly built a reputation for creating provocative, ambitious and visually striking work that centres contemporary voices and dynamic storytelling. With an ethos rooted in accessibility, collaboration and community connection, Salad Days Collective produces high-impact theatrical experiences that challenge expectations and invite new generations of theatre-goers into the room. https://www.saladdayscollective.org/

DOOR 3 marks the entrance to the Diane Cilento Studio — Queensland Theatre Company’s up-close and intimate venue whose namesake was a beloved actress and patron of the arts. After a highly successful pilot program, DOOR 3 will once again become the entry-point for three Queensland-based theatre collectives to stage three bold and blistering independent theatre works in 2026, across three sharp seasons in the Diane Cilento Studio.

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Acknowledgements

By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Nick Hern Books.

This work of Independent Theatre is created by professional Actors, Creatives, and Stage Management, all of whom donate their time and expertise for a share of ticket sales.

DOOR 3 is proudly supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.