our monster’s name is jerry

Theatre Works, 2025

Co-Presented with Geelong Arts Centre, and supported by City of Melbourne and Creative Australia

‘Sometimes family chooses you’

After another unsuccessful round of IVF, young couple Lou and Maude are broke. Things take an unexpected turn when they inherit a house from an estranged relative, but they struggle to assimilate in their eerily pristine new neighbourhood. Made worse by the presence of a monster living inside their home. A monster they name Jerry.

Audiences are invited on a wild and nostalgic ride full of spooks, heart, and slime. This genre-warping work explores the terror of planning for the future in an increasingly frightening world, the monsters we wrestle with and the lengths we’ll go to, to keep them at bay.

Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Alanah Guiry
Assistant Direction by Kimberly Summer
Produced by Flick, assisted by Danielle Goder
Sound Design and Composition by Robbie Divine and Charlie Bowmaker
Set and costume design by Savanna Wegman
Lighting design by Thomas Roach
Movement Direction by Amelia Jean O’Leary
Fight Choreography by Lyndall Grant
Intimacy Co-Ordination by Kiana Danielle
Production Management by Jemma Law
Stage Management by Stephanie Lee
PR by Sassy Red Productions

WITH
Tomas Parrish, Emma Jevons, Laura Jane Turner, Amanda LaBonte.

DURATION 70 minutes
Recommended for audiences over 15 years

Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St. Kilda
Feb 14th - 22nd, 7.30pm (+2pm Matinee on 22nd only)

★★★★ “The most effective and tantalising Australian horror since Jennifer Kent’s 'The Babadook” - THEATRE MATTERS

“It’s freaking awesome!” - AUSTRALIAN ARTS REVIEW

"Masterfully weaves horror with social commentary… an unmissable experience.” - THE THEATRE AU

“An engrossing queer horror story.” - MY MELBOURNE ARTS

"A hauntingly visceral and deeply moving production that lingers long after the final blackout.” - THEATRE HAUS

"A truly exceptional work... Ames May Nunn’s voice in contemporary theatre is one that demands to be heard. ” - THE THEATRE AU

“The technical elements are a triumph” - THEATRE MATTERS

“Director Alanah Guiry’s vision was fully realised through a production that balanced phycological horror with deep emotional resonance.” - THE THEATRE AU

“Turner and Jevons each deliver powerful, courageous performances equal to the thematic richness of the text.” - THEATRE MATTERS