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About us

We want to create theatre that is exciting, fresh, moving & entertaining.

We want to celebrate writers, new & old.

We want to make you feel, make you forget, make you shift uncomfortably in your seat, make you laugh.

 

We want to be the reason people see more theatre.

 

We are Lightning Jar Theatre.

Dylan watson

Dylan has  been acting professionally for the last six years, but has been performing on stage and screen since the  age of eight. He trained at 16th Street Actors Studio in 2010-11 & has since worked with  incredible acting coaches & directors from all over the world including Larry Moss, Ian Rickson & Carol Rosenfeld.  Dylan has been in close to 50 short films, around  20 or so plays, as well as a fair few films and TV shows. He's passionate about great writing & has produced shows for the Fringe & Comedy Festivals in Melbourne, as well as through his other theatre group, the Kin Collective, alongside Noni Hazlehurst, Michala Banas, Marg Downey & more.

SYRIE PAYNE

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Syrie has worked in the independent and fringe sectors across film, theatre, and live performance both here in Australia and overseas. She has collaborated on projects developed through the University of Melbourne, Monash Academy of Performing Arts and the Victorian College of the Arts, and continues to work as an actor, creative producer and crew member on independent theatre and film productions. Syrie has also worked extensively with arts and film festivals; as a Stage Manager and Theatre Manager at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2010-11), and in programming roles as a Features Panellist for the Melbourne International Film Festival, and Cineseeds Program Coordinator for the Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. She was recently part of an all-female creative and production team as Assistant Producer for Hotel Now’s Her Father’s Daughter at Prahran Council Chambers.

Hannah greenwood

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Hannah began her acting career at a young age, landing notable roles in TV series such as ‘High Flyers’, ‘Horace and Tina’, ‘Legacy of the Silver Shadow’, ‘Noah and Saskia’, and 'Neighbours'. Her passion for theatre took her to Perth, where she trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Since then, she has performed in many stage productions, including 'Top Girls', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', and 'Uncle Vanya'. She has also collaborated with director David Myles on ‘Salonika Bound,’ ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ and 'Elena and the Nightingale'. With a genuine passion for outstanding writing, she delights in discovering and reading new scripts, constantly pitching her favourites to the other members of Lightning Jar.

Tilly Legge

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Tilly Legge is a slashie extraordinaire.  She’s an actor/improvisor/writer/VO artist/knitter, and producer. Most recently you may have seen her playing Helen Mirren in the double bill Carpet and Sand/100 Reasons for War (Dir. Bob Pavlich), Mr. Burns, a post-electric play (Dir. John Kachoyan), Venus in Fur (Dir. Kirsten von Bibra) Salome in Salome (Dir. Bob Pavlich), Estelle in No Exit (Dir. Roslyn Dobelsky) and Queenie in Wild Party (Dir. Bob Pavlich). On screen she’s been in The Clearing (Disney+), Neighbours and Offspring (Network 10) as well as numerous features (The Butcher Possessions, Wedgetail) and short films (Summit, Last Ditch, Book of the Old Ways). 

With a focus on comedy and improv, Tilly is a proud ensemble member at The Big Hoo Haa, Les Improvisé and Impromptunes. She's currently working on a comedy web series with the team behind In Newcastle Tonight. 

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Following a hugely successful Broadway debut in 2022, POTUS is a whip-smart, full throttle farce about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world. When a White House PR nightmare sounds until a full blown shit show, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.

With Lucy Ansell, Carolyn Bock, Candy Bowers, Jen Bush, Liliana Dalton, Hannah Greenwood, Tilly Legge and AYA.

"POTUS" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

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