From the company that brought you Never Closer comes an electric and heartfelt one-woman show exploring the complex, gritty and dangerous symptoms of love.
Millie yearns for love and acceptance, finding instead rejection and backlash at every turn… except from her grandfather, and best friend Annie.
She shapes her devotion to Annie into a bond that burns hotter than any romantic furnace. Life sends them on different paths, but when Annie turns up bruised and bloodied on the doorstep, Millie sets out to honour her childhood friend in the only way she knows how: revenge.
“Nichol builds a world that is dense and rich with life” – Australian Arts Review
Kerosene is a homage to the loyalty that accompanies lifelong friendships and the realities of what it means to grow up young, quiet and forgotten in modern day Australia.
The play is the debut work of playwright Benjamin Nichol, who has since been called “one of [Australia’s] most accomplished playwrights” (Time Out), and marks the start of his anthology of monodramas exploring (in his own words) “love, loneliness, violence and resilience”. This production gives Canberra audiences a chance to experience the work of a young Australian playwright in the early stages of a prolific trajectory.
Following her award-winning performance in The Almighty Sometimes, Winsome Ogilvie reunites with director Lachlan Houen to present a blistering portrayal of love, loneliness and obsession in the suburbs – in the play’s first staging outside of Melbourne.
Founded in 2025, Off the Ledge Theatre was born from the desire to bring important, provocative, stories to the stage—works that speak to the heart of contemporary life and resonate with our community. A strong focus on Australian voices, queer identity, and authentic storytelling drives the company’s artistic direction, ensuring each production reflects the complexities of modern life and sparks conversations that matter.
Kerosene 16 – 19 July 2026 Canberra Theatre
