After receiving rave reviews in New York, ANNE BEING FRANK will have its Australian premiere at the Sydney Opera House, playing for one week only from 13 to 21 September 2025.
This award-winning new Australian play by acclaimed playwright Ron Elisha is a powerful reimagining of Anne Frank’s legacy. It transports audiences between three worlds: the secret annex in Amsterdam, the horrors of Bergen Belsen, and an imagined future in a high-rise New York publishing house.
The play won the Broadway World Award for Best Off-Broadway Solo Performance and Best Off-Broadway Production of a Play in 2023. This captivating solo work is brought to life by internationally acclaimed performer Alexis Fishman who plays five characters with four accents. Fishman’s transformative performance has earned standing ovations and critical acclaim.
In this bold new interpretation, Anne is alive and on the cusp of publishing her now-iconic diary—but her worldview is darker, shaped by her untold experiences. As her editor fights to retain the diary’s innocence, Anne demands her truth be heard—with raw insight and irrepressible spirit.
“This play may break your heart” – Front Row Center
“Passionate, bold, imaginative…” – Stage and Cinema
“Star Alexis Fishman is a powerhouse who flawlessly portrays Anne and several other characters with depth and precision.” – Just Intertain
“My favourite Off-Broadway performance of the entire year!” – Eyewitness News
About Alexis Fishman:
Sydney-born and WAAPA-trained, Alexis Fishman has lit up stages from Australia to New York. Known for starring as Young Dusty in Dusty for which she was nominated for a Helpmann Award, she has appeared in Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Urinetown, and Shout! She is the creator of seven solo shows including the award-winning Club Gelbe Stern. Based in New York, Alexis is also a Holocaust educator and board member of 3GNY.
Anne Being Frank runs from 13 – 21 September at The Playhouse, Sydney Opera House.
Tickets: on sale from 12 June.
Website: https://www.monstroustheatre.com.au/current-projects/anne-being-frank
Socials: https://www.instagram.com/sydneyoperahouse/
Creatives Writer Ron Elisha Director Amanda Brooke Lerner Set Design Jacob Battista Costume Design Susan Makoo Composer Simon Mason. Lighting Designe Finnegan Comte-Harvey Anne Frank Alexis Fishman
Content Warning: Adult themes, strong language, antisemitism, war, gun violence, sexual violence, concentration camps.
