Women with pockets

Women seeing themselves on stage as never before

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Women with Pockets is a production company founded by writer-performer Queenie van de Zandt and producer Tiffany Noack. We create bold, funny, and fiercely honest theatre that speaks to middle-aged women - because this demographic deserves to see their stories on stage.

Our flagship show, Middle Raged, has been five years in the making.

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FEATURED SHOW

Part comedy. Part concert. Part midlife awakening.

Middle Raged is a fresh, fierce and funny celebration of what really happens when women hit midlife.  It’s the ultimate girls’ night out.

Created from hundreds of real stories shared by women across Australia, and featuring a powerhouse all-female cast and live band, this electrifying night of song and storytelling shines a spotlight on the riotous chaos of aging, raging and changing.

Featuring songs by Missy Higgins, Gillian Cosgriff, Tim Minchin, Sia and P!nk, Middle Raged celebrates the power and potential of a glorious mid-life and beyond, inspiring women to honour their own voice with laughter, song and sisterhood.

Because when you’re over the hill… the view is incredible!

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Why This work matters

  • "Women will see themselves on stage as they've never seen themselves before. They'll feel deeply, then they'll come back a week later bringing new friends to cry and laugh beside them."

    – Melanie Tait
    ‍ ‍ (Writer: The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race, The Queen’s Nanny, A Broadcast Coup)

  • "A timely project that is long overdue. Australian women are screaming out to be heard."

    — Priscilla Jackman
    ‍ ‍ (Director: RBG: Of Many One, White Pearl, A Life Worth Living)