OBSERVER: Job at Red Stitch


Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre presents the Australian premiere of Job, a gripping psychological thriller direct from its critically acclaimed Broadway season.
Written by rising American playwright Max Wolf Friedlich, Job opens on Wednesday September 17 for a month-long run.
The play centres on Jane, who, after being put on leave due to a viral workplace incident, is desperate to return to her Big Tech job. However, her therapist, Loyd, holds the power to approve her return and starts to question whether the job is causing more harm than good.
As the power dynamic between patient and practitioner shifts, Job becomes a battle of wits and wills.
The production will be directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated stage and screen directors, Nadia Tass (Malcolm, The Big Steal, Disgraced – MTC; Uncle Vanya, The Flick –Red Stitch).
Job makes its Australian debut at Red Stitch, featuring Green Room Award winner and ensemble member Jessica Clarke (The Removalists – MTC, Iphigenia in Splott – Red Stitch), alongside 2025 TV Week Silver Logie nominee and AACTA Award winner Darren
Gilshenan (Colin From Accounts, Stateless, The Moodys).
Playwright Max Wolf Friedlich is a Manhattan-born writer who received his first public acclaim in 2012 at just 17, when he became the youngest playwright produced at the New York International Fringe Festival.
Beyond theatre, he has worked as a ghostwriter for high-profile celebrity social media accounts and helped craft the digital personality of Lil Miquela, the CGI influencer named one of Time’s 25 Most Influential People on the Internet in 2018.
Job is described as ‘a provocative and riveting two-hander that examines what it means to be a citizen of the internet, and the obligation individuals have to help those who need it most. Tickets are on sale now at redstitch.net
Performance Season: Previews September 13-16. Season September 17 – October 12. Tues., Wed. and Sun., 6.30pm Thurs.-Sat., 7.30pm Matinee – Sat. October 4, 2pm
Q&A Post Show Thurs Sep 25, 7.30pm
Venue: Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre, Rear 2 Chapel St, East St Kilda.
Cheryl Threadgold