Jamie and Ari like each other. Karin and Tom do too. They might be at two separate parties, but their stories are identical. Until they really aren’t. Part documentary, part confession, part open conversation, Yes, Yes, Yes is a theatre show created specifically for young adults. Exploring the knotty and necessary topics of healthy relationships, desire and consent, it blends audience interaction with captivating solo performance. Featuring in-depth interviews with teenagers, Yes Yes Yes is empathetic, empowering and engaging for youth audiences and carers alike. Humorous, witty and moving, it sparks conversation where conversation can be difficult! The result is a funny, generous and innovative piece of contemporary theatre that speaks directly to one of the most pressing issues young people face today, and holds its audience at its heart.

“Should you and all the young people you know see this show? Yes. Yes Yes. Yes Yes Yes. YES YES YES. ” – Theatreview

Presented by Hikitia! and RISE.
Image Credit: Jinkie Cambronero

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Eleanor Bishop – Creator, writer and director
Karin McCracken – Creator, writer and performer
Rachel Marlow for Filament 11 – Lighting Design

EBKM: Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken are an award winning partnership of theatre makers from Aotearoa-New Zealand who make socially engaged, contemporary performance focused on gender, sex, and violence. Their work is formally innovative, blending technology, participation and documentary, and is developed through extensive research and in consultation with audiences, social agencies and academics. Works include Jane Doe (2017), Body Double (2017), Yes Yes Yes (2019), Heartbreak Hotel (2023) and Gravity & Grace (2024).

Eleanor Bishop (Co-Writer/Director) Eleanor Bishop is a stage director and writer working across theatre and opera. She is one half of EBKM, and the Co-Creator of Gravity & Grace, Heartbreak Hotel, Yes Yes Yes, Body Double and Jane Doe. In 2021 she was the Friedlander Foundation Associate Artist for NZ Opera. She holds an MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh , PA, USA where she studied as a John Wells Fellow and a Fulbright Scholar. She is a former associate director for New York based multimedia theatre company The Builders Association/Marianne Weems.

Karin McCracken (Co-Writer/Performer) Karin McCracken is a writer and performer based in Pōneke. She is one half of EBKM, and the Co-Creator of Gravity & Grace, Heartbreak Hotel, Yes Yes Yes, Body Double and Jane Doe. Her other work includes Standard Acts (Melbourne Tour-Ready Award, NZ Fringe 2021, Best Production Design, Best Live Art: Auckland Fringe 2021), and It’s A Trial! (Most Original Production: WTA 2016). She works regularly with theatre company Binge Culture, co-creating and performing in Big Data, Spy Game and Werewolf , which toured nationally in 2022. Karin previously practised as a lawyer, and is a specialist sexual violence prevention educator.

Rachel Marlow (Lighting Designer) Rachel Marlow is a lighting, production designer & creator. She is a Co-Director, with Brad Gledhill, of boutique design house Filament Eleven 11 who work collaboratively to create dynamic production designs and lighting environments for live events. They produce work that puts design and technology at the centre of storytelling in an inventive and unique way.