Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story

★★★★ Sydney Morning Herald

★★★★  Daily Telegraph

★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★ Time Out

★★★★ Stage Noise

★★★★ Australian Book Review

Written and Directed by Priscilla Jackman
Sydney Theatre Company
Cast list: Heather Mitchell, Nicholas Brown, Andrew Guy, Chantelle Jamieson, Ashley Lyons, Georgina Symes
Creative team: Michael Scott Mitchell (Designer), Nick Schlieper (Lighting Designer), Steve Francis (Composer & Sound Designer), Charles O’Grady (Assistant Director), Charmain Gradwell (Voice & Text Coach), Kelly Glanney (Consultant)
Crew: Mark Haslam (Production Manager), Tanya Leach (Stage Manager), Sean Proude (Assistant Stage Manager)
Production Photography: Phil Erbacher
Rehearsal Photographer: Prudence Upton
Date: April 2018

About the project

Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story, written and directed by Priscilla Jackman premieres at Sydney Theatre Company in April 2018. The production is an account of the fascinating life of Catherine McGregor from childhood through to the present day, told through her own words. It is a story of a figure who moves between different worlds from military, to politics to cricket. It is a life of extremes: from the depths of alcoholism, to recovery from the loss of her parents to the discovery of herself. It explores the journey of transitioning genders: the experience of gender dysphoria, the reactions of her friends and colleagues, the public scrutiny, the important connections she has made. And the life-affirming reality of expressing herself as she truly is.