Rowena Hutson: Strong Female Character

Overview

Everyone has heard of the term 'strong female character' — or seen it, if Netflix suggests the same weird and wonderful categories for you as it does for us. It's a problematic description because, while the film and television industry should be championing more depictions of empowered women, the version that many movies and shows offer up is far from realistic.

In most cases, one ideal vision of femininity it simply swapped for another, which is something Rowena Hutson wants to fight against. In her all-singing, all-dancing, Melbourne Fringe Festival-winning physical comedy about action heroes, she breaks down caricatures, shares tales about the origins of her own feminist leanings, and — as unexpected as it might seem — even serves up Bruce Willis impressions. The show is part of the 2016 Brisbane Comedy Festival.

Rowena Hutson is one of our top ten picks to see at the Brisbane Comedy Festival.