A trans man an an ex sex worker walk into a writing room ... and PHONEY was born. Based on our own experiences of being trans and being a sex worker, respectively, the play explores serious themes with a comedic touch.

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Raphie is desperate to get on testosterone, and his flatmate Em will do anything to help him. Realising they can combine Raphie’s pre-T voice and Em’s overzealous organisational skills, the pair launch their own phone sex business to raise funds. But what starts off as a side hustle at university soon leads them to explore how their genders fit into cisheteronormative society, deal with the reality of sex work, and puts their friendship to the test. Plus, after that last call they’ll never look at rosary beads in the same way again ...