Domestic Violence

THIS IS AN INTERVENTION!

As of June 5th, 32 Australian women had been murdered in 2025.

At least 3 were Indigenous

In 2024 104 women were killed – one every 4 days in Australia!

82 Indigenous women have been murdered in the Northern Territory since 2000!

8 Indigenous women were killed in the Northern Territory in under 6 months!

PLAN

The play performed, Q-and-A sessions with Indigenous and non-Indigenous, male and female counsellors after each performance and a regional tour.

THE PLAY

From 30th July until 9th August Theatre Works is ‘hosting’–

Ms Julie Gabler: trapped

Written/directed/produced by Dr Kathleen Mary Fallon

Assistant director and co-producer Loretta Smith

Ms Julie Gabler: trapped is a contemporary re-imagining of Othello from the point-of-view of Desdemona. It is a penetrating intervention into the patterns of morbid jealousy (the ‘Othello Syndrome’) that so often lead to domestic violence and murder. It is the voice of the victim/survivor, my voice, crafted into art. The 2016 Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence details the necessity of hearing the voices of the victim/survivors – well here’s one!

Three contemporary Australian characters – two First Nations male actors and a white woman– play out scenes of love, suspicion, domestic violence and morbid jealousy within an inter-racial context.

https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2025/ms-julie-gabler

FUNDING INFORMATION

To introduce myself – I am Dr Kathleen Mary Fallon (an award-winning writer) and the writer of Ms Julie Gabler: trapped. I am also the producer and director and I want to pay equity wages to everyone in the team, especially the three actors, two of whom are First Nations.

As the ‘host’ of the play Theatre Works is providing no funding except their $21,600 in-kind which provides the venue, some technical assistance, front-of-house etc. So, any donations to the play via this GoFundMe

Another option

Theatre Works has charitable status and will auspice anything over $1,000 under their DGR status and will distribute it to the production. These donations are tax deductible.