We’ve all seen them, known them, maybe even been them. The gym junkie who won’t shut up about the wonders of kale. The spiritually enlightened yogi telling you they’re taking a break from social media… on social media. Your high school pulling in your DM’s selling her pyramid scheme. The #woke telling you everything you’re doing is wrong. You know everything about them, and they are our biggest influencers.

#thenewme is a social commentary satire on the characters we present online. Like, real time social media, in real life, exposing that even the hashtag ‘#therealme’ is barely real at all…

Reviews from #thenewme’s 2022 Perth Fringe World premiere –

“The entire audience was in hysterics over this all too relatable show.”

“Bitingly funny in some places and heart-wrenchingly honest in others, this poignant story captured the audience’s attention from the start.”

“#thenewme covers common territory for a one-woman theatre show, detailing the insecurity and battle to find oneself that many people, particularly young women, face in today’s social-media obsessed reality. What sets it apart from other similar works is its well-worked and inordinately tight script, as well as the performance of its writer and solo star, Boorloo based performer, Mariah O’Dea.”