For twenty-two years Darja sits at a derelict bus stop. An immigrant from Poland, she negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. The hope of a better life in America is turning out to be impossible.

Martyna Majok, recipient of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, has crafted a play about the constant battle to eke out a modest existence as a woman at the bottom of the heap.

Ironbound was performed at the Kings Cross Theatre in association with An Assorted Few.

“A knock-out. Ironbound tears the veneer away from human interaction as brutally as a builder rips a wood-grain​ facade from a 1970s kitchen. Alastair Clark has the playwright’s intent projecting like thorns on which we keep snagging ourselves. Gabrielle​ Scawthorn​ has Darja’s​ essence spilling off the bus-stop bench like it’s raining verity and there’s no roof beneath which to shelter.” – Sydney Morning Herald