Naked Amphibians is a darkly comic, chaotic exploration of ambition, desire, and artistic obsession. When a struggling actor, Arkis, decides to stage Aristophanes’ The Frogs at a small Sydney theatre, he assembles a volatile ensemble: wounded adults grappling with failure, exile, and hidden desires, alongside a group of hyper-online twenty-somethings learning what it means to be citizens, not just content creators.

As rehearsals unfold, personal dramas erupt. Affairs, betrayals, and ego clashes blur with the play itself, turning the rehearsal room into a crucible where art, identity, and reality collide. The frog chorus becomes a metaphor for social media noise and the drowning of meaningful dialogue, while each character confronts their own obsession, longing, and irrelevance.

By opening night, chaos erupts into a fevered, surreal climax—where ambition, madness, and the hunger to matter collide, leaving every performer teetering on the edge of transformation or collapse.

Produced by: Studio Da P/L
Written by: Stavros Kazantzidis
Directed by: Stavros Kazantzidis
Stavros is a multi-award-winning screenwriter, director, and producer with over 25 years of experience. He is most notable for Love and Other Catastrophes, True Love and Chaos, Strange Planet, and Russian Doll. His writing credits include In The Cut for Jane Campion. Recently, he helped finance the Australian box office hit Ladies in Black.

Original Music: Stuart Hunter and Viktoria Bolonina

Stu Hunter is an Australian musician and record producer. His album The Migration was nominated for the 2016 ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album.

Viktoria Bolonina is an Australian classical and pop crossover singer, composer, and recording artist. Since 2012, she has performed across Australia and internationally in Singapore and Belarus, following a successful journey on The Voice Australia.

Cast includes:
Krista Vendy., Melissa Jones, Miraciah Rarassea, Viktoria Bolonina