About the show
Three plays. Three encounters. One night of Will Eno’s unmistakable wit.
In this Trio Night of Will Eno Delight, three short works are brought together that slip effortlessly from the ordinary into the quietly profound. From the strange choreography of online dating to a corporate announcement that spirals out of control, and a couple stranded with nothing but two chairs and wildly different realities, each play reveals how easily language, intention and certainty can unravel.
Funny, unsettling and unexpectedly moving, this experience captures Eno’s gift for turning small moments into existential events and leaving audiences laughing just as they realise their hearts have been cracked open.
First play: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rain
Second play: Enter the Spokeswomen, Gently
Third play: Oh, The Humanity
Ava Rusch
Ava Rusch is an emerging Australian director with a focus on expressionism and realism through a contemporary lens. She holds a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Drama) from TAFE Queensland with the University of Canberra.
Her directorial credits include music videos I’m Not Sorry (2026) and Seventeen by Worm Girlz (2025) NIDA and Triple j Unearthed. Theatre credits – Banging Denmark by Van Badham (2025) ACA and NIDA.
In 2024 Ava directed Salad Days Collective’s Matilda Award winning body of work, which included Love by Patricia Cornelius, Scenes with Girls by Miriam Battye, and After the End by Dennis Kelly.
Additional theatre credits are Seascape with Sharks and Dancer by Don Nigro (2023) and The Invitation (2022). She has worked as an assistant director on Checklist for an Armed Robber (dir. Tasnim Hossain) and Orpheus in the Underworld (dir. Constantine Costi) at NIDA.
Currently undertaking her Masters of Fine Arts (Directing) at NIDA, Ava continues to pursue work that resonates with the present moment. She is committed to directing bold, relevant stories that always ask: Why this play? Why now?
I believe we can all be kinder to ourselves.
In these plays, the characters begin by doing what they think they must to manage their emotions, until the effort of holding it together becomes too much. Will Eno’s world is absurd but deeply familiar, filled with people trying, failing, and attempting to connect. I hope the audience can recognise themselves here, laughing along with the discomfort and finding tenderness in the mess of being human.
– Ava Rusch
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The Company
CAST (in order of appearance)
Lady/spokeswoman: Ellie Triplet
Woman: Billie Daly
Gentleman/Man 2: Jacob Miles
Writer: Will Eno
Director: Ava Rusch
Set, Props & Costume Designer: Jake Molloy
Lighting Designer: Darcy Duncan
Sound Designer: Reyn Penrose
Stage Manager: Eloise Tanti
Costume Supervisor: Mali Smedts
Key
*Guest Artist
** NIDA Staff