Generation Women Sydney — Ride or Dies: Stories of Female Friendship
Ride or Die – Stories of Female Friendship
This show is for the women who’ve walked beside us through it all.
The friendships that hold us through the chaos, the milestones, the mess and the magic.
The ride or dies.
The ones who get us without needing the full story.
Join us for a night of unforgettable true stories celebrating the beauty, heartbreak and deep joy of female friendship and the women who make life sweeter just by being in it.
💫 Our Performer Line-Up
Team 20s: Maia Ihemeje is the Founding Director of Yung Prodigy, a grassroots organisation liberating young people impacted by the carceral system. She specialises in social justice, policy, community development and grassroots leadership in Australia and abroad. Her work dismantles systemic oppression through the arts, agroliberation, anti-racism and transformative justice, curating self-determined spaces.
Team 30s: Alex McGrath is a mum of two young, wild boys living with her wife and two dogs in Sydney. For work she's a marketing and communications professional turned diversity, equity, inclusion and wellbeing specialist, with immense passion for equity—particularly when it comes to gender. She's also a soccer player and very amateur snowboarder.
Team 40s: Neha Kale is a widely published writer who works in many forms, including essay, criticism, journalism and creative nonfiction. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper, Vogue, SBS, The Guardian and more. Her first book will be out in 2026 with NewSouth.
Team 50s: Claudine Tinellis is a Sydney-based author, podcaster and moderator. A former corporate lawyer, Claudine ventured into the world of publishing with Coastal Chef in 2014, later starting her popular podcast Talking Aussie Books while continuing to work on her debut novel.
Team 60s: Catherine Fox: Walkley Award–winning journalist Catherine Fox has been an advocate for women’s rights most of her life. She spent two decades at the Financial Review, writing the popular Corporate Woman column, has written/co-authored six books and consulted to many of Australia’s largest organisations. In 2022 she was made a member of the Order of Australia for services to journalism and gender equity.
Team 70s: Victoria Alexander is the author of six illustrated books: The Bathers Pavilion Cookbook, One, colour, real, Home and PossAbilities. She has worked as an art director, was Fashion Editor for Cosmopolitan and Vogue, and is the founder of The Russell Hotel and The Bathers Pavilion.
About Generation Women
Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.
Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.
Why Generation Women Australia?
Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.
This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Jen Ward.
Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.
Event Details
📍 The Beresford
354 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2016
🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM
Want to Feel Even More Connected?
Become a Generation Women Australia Member and be part of the story all year round.
As a member, you’ll:
✔️ Save $10 on every ticket
✔️ Access our exclusive member portal — think Netflix for women’s stories: funny, raw, and real, with video and audio from past shows you can enjoy anytime, anywhere
✔️ Join a community of women who believe in the power of showing up — for themselves and for each other
✔️ Receive 1:1 support when you join, so you feel connected and right at home in our portal and community
Membership closes June 30 so we can personally welcome every new member with care and offer 1:1 check-ins to help you settle in.
And for every new sign-up, we’re donating $5 to the Older Women’s Network, supporting older women through critical housing, advocacy, and community support.
🎟️ Already a member? Use your code at checkout to access your discounted ticket.
💛 Not a member yet? [Join here]
Generation Women Melbourne — Ride or Dies: Stories of Female Friendship
Ride or Die – Stories of Female Friendship
This show is for the women who’ve walked beside us through it all.
The friendships that hold us through the chaos, the milestones, the mess and the magic.
The ride or dies.
The ones who get us without needing the full story.
Join us for a night of unforgettable true stories celebrating the beauty, heartbreak and deep joy of female friendship and the women who make life sweeter just by being in it.
💫 Our Performer Line-Up
Team 20s: Iris Warren is a recent graduate from WAAPA’s bachelor of Performance making. Iris is an emerging playwright and theatre maker, who focuses of feminist storytelling and wants to bring underrepresented stories to the stage.
Team 30s: Dr Megan Burslem is a radio and TV host, violist and musicologist best known for hosting Classic Breakfast on ABC Classic and Front Row with Megan Burslem, Australia Day Live and the Classic 100 in Concert on ABC TV. Megan is a country kid from Lakes Entrance with a PhD in ethnomusicology and deep love of all music, but especially classical. She makes music conversations accessible, funny, and real both on screen and on stage. And she's pretty damn good at quoting 90s action films too.
Team 40s: Candy Bowers is a multi-award-winning writer/performer/director and NIDA graduate who has created outstanding work for the stage, page and screen. Career highlights include curating Afrocentric at the Triennial (NGV International), touring MC Platypus & Queen Koala to over 300 schools in Queensland and writing on Aussie animation Happy House (ABC).
Team 50s: Beci Orpin is a Brunswick-based multidisciplinary artist, designer and author known for her signature use of colour, shape and optimism. She has collaborated with Apple, Google and The Australian Ballet, and led workshops at NGV, Craft Victoria and Melbourne Design Week. Beci has authored and illustrated 11 books, and in 2024 created her largest installation to date—a giant soft toy rabbit commissioned by the Immigration Museum.
Team 60s: Sara Timms is a storyteller who enjoys sharing stories about her many journeys, her love of cooking vegetarian food and the many small pleasures of life. Sara is a schoolteacher working in Special schools where she has a number of different roles that focus on student, staff and community welfare. Sara also practices and teaches yoga for her spirit.
Team 70s Rosemary Johns is a playwright, actor and director passionate about creating new Australian work. Her plays “Carrying Shoes into the Unknown”, “Stray” and “As Told by the Boys Who Fed Me Apples” published by Currency Press, have featured on the VCE syllabus. Upcoming stage roles include “Are you There” (Theatre Works).
About Generation Women
Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.
Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.
Why Generation Women Australia?
Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.
This event is presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue.
The show will be hosted by Rebecca Lister.
Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.
Event Details
📍 Howler
7–11 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056
🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM
Want to Feel Even More Connected?
Become a Generation Women Australia Member and be part of the story all year round.
As a member, you’ll:
✔️ Save $10 on every ticket
✔️ Access our exclusive member portal — think Netflix for women’s stories: funny, raw, and real, with video and audio from past shows you can enjoy anytime, anywhere
✔️ Join a community of women who believe in the power of showing up — for themselves and for each other
✔️ Receive 1:1 support when you join, so you feel connected and right at home in our portal and community
Membership closes June 30 so we can personally welcome every new member with care and offer 1:1 check-ins to help you settle in.
And for every new sign-up, we’re donating $5 to the Older Women’s Network, supporting older women through critical housing, advocacy, and community support.
🎟️ Already a member? Use your code at checkout to access your discounted ticket.
💛 Not a member yet? [Join here]