Stay Woke
A play about two brothers, Niv and Sai, heading to the mountains to bury the hatchet on a lifelong rivalry.
Big brother Niv has gone vegan. He’s madly in love, he's starting his own business, and seems to have finally found himself after years as the black sheep of the family. In an attempt to reconcile their differences, Niv invites golden child Sai and his new girlfriend Kate on a ski trip where they can put the past aside for the sake of family.
But when party banter turns political, Kate stumbles into a minefield, and finds herself the focal point of an all-out war.
Malthouse Theatre 2022
Set & Costume Design Matilda Woodroofe
Direction Bridget Balodis
Writer Aran Thangaratnam
Lighting Design Rachel Lee
Photos Phoebe Powell
“The single set by Matilda Woodroofe (who also designed the costumes) concisely captures Stay Woke’s setting with lots of Scandinavian-inspired simple lines and pine… Behind all this, falling faux snow builds up against a window-wall. This masterstroke delivers constant visual appeal...”
— Lime Light
“Snowflakes drift serenely beyond the glass wall of set designer Matilda Woodroofe’s wonderfully realised, boho Airbnb cabin. It’s the perfect setting for a claustrophobic airing of fraught family fault lines, and it’s not long before the bros butt heads”
— Time Out
“The production is slickly designed, backed by the comically absurd spectacle of stage snow in oppressive humidity... no weak link in this hugely appealing Millennial comedy”
— The Age
