Abstract
Multi-award-winning Australian performer Michaela Burger's new show, The State of Grace, premiered in 2024 at Edinburgh Fringe Festival for House of Oz with development at Nexus Theatre, Murdoch University. Created and performed by Burger with dramaturgy by Alys Daroy, this practice-as-research production investigated new methodologies combing verbatim theatre, original music and eulogy to draw attention to social justice in the sex work industry. The production received five stars at the Assembly Rooms Edinburgh, with reviews including ;Simply mesmerising ... This is a must-see(Bouquets and Brickbats), A superb piece of theatre (One4Review) and "deftly captures all the complexities and intricacies ... successfully challeng[ing] common misconception(ArtsHub).