First, Do No Harm by Grace Malouf
Wednesday 24 June from 7:30pm to 10pm Thursday 25 June from 7:30pm to 10pm Friday 26 June from 7:30pm to 10pm Saturday 27 June from 7:30pm to 10pm Sunday 28 June from 5pm to 7:30pm Tuesday 30 June from 7:30pm to 10pm Wednesday 1 July from 7:30pm to 10pm Thursday 2 July from 7:30pm to 10pm Friday 3 July from 7:30pm to 10pm Saturday 4 July from 7:30pm to 10pm
Matinee on Sunday at 5pm.
NIDA in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre and producer Talia M-K presents First, Do No Harm, the highly anticipated debut play by Grace Malouf, directed by Charley Allanah.
First, Do No Harm is a bold new work that slices into the volatile intersections of medicine, politics and family. At the height of her campaign for President of the Australian Medical Association, renowned surgeon Melissa Annous faces the unimaginable: her Olympic-hopeful son reveals a secret that threatens his future and her public standing.
Unflinching and unsettling, but also extremely witty and poignant, the play probes the ethics of bodily autonomy, the politics of disability and the boundaries of empathy. A finalist for the Silver Gull Award 2025, this is theatre that refuses easy answers, demanding audiences confront what it means to own – and alter – our bodies.