That Time Everything Went Well And We Were Totally Fine

by Jennifer Piper and Belinda Campbell 

Contents

• What’s a Relaxed Performance? 

• Getting to the Venue 

• Venue access information 

• Venue images 

• Stage plan  

• Show notes 

• Performer images 

• Content warnings 

• Contact us 

Things that are included in a relaxed performance:

• The sound effects and music will be a little bit softer than in a regular show.

• The theatre capacity is reduced, so there is more space to move and be comfortable.

• We keep the house lights on low, so there are no moments of complete or near darkness.

• The actors and crew all expect there to be noise and movement from the audience.

• You can get up and move around if you want or need to – there’s a ‘quiet’ area away from the stage, plenty of room in the foyer for pacing, and one of the doors stays open in case you want to leave the building.

• Our Front of House Manager is ready to help if you need it.

Wheelchair and mobility device access

The Lawson Place entrance is wheelchair accessible. You can access it directly from Lawson Place, or via the path along the side of the building if you approach from Hyde Street. 

The venue is arranged to allow for wheelchair access and seating. To make sure we can arrange seating to suit your specific access requirements, please email hello@witinc.com.au

All areas of the foyer are wheelchair accessible, and there is an accessible toilet.

D/deaf and Hard of Hearing access

The Relaxed Performance will not be Auslan interpreted. We have an Auslan-interpreted performance on Thursday 7 November 2019.

Companion Card booking

To book for someone to attend using a Companion Card, please email hello@witinc.com.au. 

Other access requirements

If you have any other access requirements that you’d like us to know about, you can email us at hello@witinc.com.au. 

Venue images 

If you come in through the Hyde Street door, you'll see the bar and box office to your left. This is where you can check in for the show or buy a ticket if you need to. You can also buy popcorn, hot drinks, beer, wine and soft drink. Water is available for free from a jug on the bar. You can pay with cash or by eftpos.

If you come in through the Lawson Place entrance, you'll follow the fairy lights through to the Hyde Street end of the building to get to the bar and box office.

There is a toilet block inside the Hyde Street door. Toilets are not assigned by gender, so you can use any toilet you like.

About 5 minutes before the show begins the Stage Manager will 'open the house’ or let everyone go into the performance space and find a seat. If you need to have a look at this space before the Stage Manager opens the house, let the Front of House team know and they can arrange this.

You can sit on any seat you like. If you have access requirements that include a particular assigned seat, email us at hello@witinc.com.au

That Time Everything Went Well And We Were Totally Fine includes a lot of sound effects. They will be played at a lower level during the relaxed performance.

There is one song that is performed live by the two performers. Belinda will sing and play a ukulele and Jennifer will sing.

Both performers play multiple characters.

There is no strobe lighting in this performance. There is use of some moving lights, spotlights and colour-changing, non-strobing lights.

Performers will enter and exit using two spaces on the side of the stage and two in front of the stage. They do not enter the audience area.

There is one scene that includes some audience participation by two people. These people will volunteer to participate before the show begins.

One of the actors will look at the audience a lot, and occasionally speak to them. You do not have to make eye contact if they look at you, but you can if you want to. 

That Time Everything Went Well And We Were Totally Fine contains some difficult themes and frequent moments of heightened emotion.  

The show is performed by two people, who both play multiple characters.

Reading the content list may give you some hints or generalised spoilers about the plot of the show. If you would like any additional details about the show and it’s content, just email hello@witinc.com.au

Swearing

• Sh*t: Gerry uses this as an exclamation when she sees that Frankie has left their bag behind.

Severe emotional display

• Erratic behaviour: Frankie takes off her boots at the train station for no apparent reason.

• Panic attack: Gerry has a panic attack while trying to tell Frankie that she isn’t upset about her recent break-up.

• Crying: Various characters may cry during the course of the show.

• Fear paralysis: Frankie may freeze in panic when they are left behind on the train platform.

• Voices raised in frustration: Gerry, Friend and Frankie all raise their voices.

• Memory loss: Frankie can’t remember how they injured their foot.

Self-injurious behaviour

• Legal medicine: Anne recommends and then takes diazepam.

• Self-medication with alcohol: Frankie drinks from a hip flask at various times in the show. Gerry asks for and drinks some in the final scene, after her panic attack.

• Cigarette smoking: Frankie smokes cigarettes at three times in the show.

• Physical injuries: Frankie has a large bruise on one foot.

Suicide

• Suicidality: Frankie mentions that they don’t want to be alive. 

Discussions of -isms, shaming, or hatred of any kind

• Biphobia: Frankie discusses a date they have with a homosexual woman, in which they ‘confess’ bisexuality, apologise and then leave. They later explain to Gerry that they are actually pansexual. 

• Biphobia: Frankie mentions a boyfriend who wanted a threesome.

• Shaming: Anxiety tells Friend that she isn’t attractive and won’t have babies.

• Shaming: Anne talks about a “filthy soul” when discussing anxiety.

Use of slurs

• Ableist language: The Person Who Says uses the word ‘stupid’ to describe behaviour of an anxious person.

Discussions of sex

• Consensual sex: Frankie mentions having sex with homosexual women.

Depictions of violence, realistic or comic 

• Staged violence: Each time The Person Who Says speaks a phrase that is unhelpful to a person experiencing anxiety, The Coach responds with staged physical violence. This is presented in a surreal way.

Mental illness

• Anxiety: Frequent depiction of the signs and symptoms of anxiety, including drug misuse, erratic behaviour, crying, panicking, racing thoughts, feelings of dread, avoidance, inciting arguments.

• Depression: Mention of suicidality.

If you need any further information about the show or the performance, if you have specific access requirements, or if you need anything else, please email hello@witinc.com.au

Once you have seen the show, please let us know if you notice anything else that needs a content warning or if there is anything else we can do to improve our relaxed performances.