Mortified

A woman runs into her former abuser and is surprised by the power he still holds over her. In an attempt to uncover the truth of what really happened between them, she recalls her adolescent self: a synchronized swimmer struggling to make sense of the world around her.

Humorous and dark, Amy Rutherford's play Mortified explores sex, shame, and transformation and how we reckon with the traumatic experiences that have shaped us.

It was the winner of the 2019 Carol Bolt Award.