No Seasons
Oliver Ayres
A new work about transness, disability, and the ethics of IVF.
‘No Seasons’ is a new experimental work by Oliver Ayres (‘I’m Ready To Talk Now’ – Best Experimental, Change Maker Award) exploring gender, IVF, disability, and parenthood.
“When I was nineteen years old, I had my eggs frozen before I started taking hormones – and prior to my diagnosis with a rare and chronic immune condition. Almost ten years later, and what seemed like a hypothetical future is slowly becoming my reality – but what is my ethical responsibility in bringing children into this world? And if I choose not to use my eggs to have my own children, can I live with myself if I donate them to other families, knowing that one day they may search for their biological mother – and find their father instead.”
Each audience member will be asked to choose from three options before entering the theatre: ‘I am a parent/step-parent/guardian etc.’, ‘I am not, but I may be someday’ and ‘I am not and I never will be’.
Oliver is also a finalist for the 2025 Trans Visibility Awards in Creative Excellence presented by Transgender Victoria.
Praise for Oliver: ★★★★★ “An intense moment of intimacy and openness…this immersive experience cements Ayres as a forward thinking creative to watch.” – TimeOut
★★★★ “Calls for more compassion between us all while exemplifying what this can look like in practice” – The Scotsman
★★★★ “A gentle, radical kind of care” – Fest Mag ★★★★ “Disarmingly intimate and unavoidably involving” -The Arts Desk
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