Cass says she wants to fit in but if she won’t play by their rules why does she bother coming at all? She claims to see something they cannot, a warning of sorts. All the other women want to do is play. But this player will push each of them to a point of furious revelation. Nothing will be left on the court once these women are done with their reckoning.

UTAS’ School of Creative and Performing Arts are proud to present Contest by award-winning playwright Emilie Collyer (Green Room Award, 2025 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award). This marks the first Tasmanian production of Collyer’s work, directed by Sarah Hamilton, and performed by graduating students of the Theatre and Performance program.