How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love?

Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized—and then some. As Tom faces the taunts and judgment of his peers, Fat Pig questions whether anyone can really see past the surface.

Adapted from Neil LaBute’s award-winning 2004 play, by Australian librettist Miriam Gordon-Stewart and American composer, Matt Boehler, this black comedy examines the nature of beauty and attraction, revealing the operatic reserves of human truth that lie beneath the surface of a workplace rom-com.

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Fat Pig, Matt Boehler Composer and Miriam Gordon-Stewart Librettist
Based on the play by Neil LaBute
Australian Premiere Performance.

Evan J Lawson Musical Director
Kate Millett Director
Max Bowyer Set Designer
Gabriel Bethune Lighting Designer

Amanda Windred Helen
Kiran Rajasingam Tom
Daniel Szesiong Todd Carter
Belinda Dalton Jeannie

Image by Cameron Grant

Presented by Forest Collective, BK Opera and fortyfivedownstairs

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5 – 8 June 2025

Ticket Prices:
Preview Full: $50
Preview Concession: $40
Full: $70
Concession: $50
Group 6+: $50
First Nations and under 30s: $35

Concessions: Pensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members

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Bookings: 03 9662 9966