Telling Australian stories by Australian women, We Were There offers a unique perspective of HIV and AIDS.

Days of interviews, months of development, years in the making. Tilted Projects brings Melbourne audiences a powerful new piece of verbatim theatre, We Were There. Performed by four talented female actors, this premiere work gives a voice to 15 different real life women.

Telling Australian stories by Australian women, We Were There offers a unique perspective of HIV and AIDS. It explores the real lives and untold stories of the sisters, mothers, wives, friends, volunteers, and medical professionals, who cared for those living with HIV and AIDS in the 80s and 90s. With humour and heart, We Were There celebrates the achievements and sacrifices of these women, and remembers those left behind.

“We Were There was born out of a desire to tell Australian stories that rarely get told.”, explain Dirk Hoult from Tilted Projects. “So often stories from the HIV and AIDS crisis in Australia focus on a male gaze and we felt that this was an opportunity to shine a light on a part of the community that have seemed to have been forgotten. It’s a humorous and surprising trip down memory lane for audiences, with stories that are still relevant today.”

Created in 2016 by VCA Graduates and theatre collaborators Dirk Hoult , Tilted Projects is committed to developing obscured and untold queer stories into works that reflect our contemporary cultural land- scape. The work is community focused and shines a light on the lives of everyday Australians through a tilted lens. Their inaugural production, We Were There, is truly one not to be missed.