1st October to 24th October, 2026
bakery@1812
Directed by Andrew Ferguson
Written by Joanna Murray-Smith
Produced by Special Arrangement with ORiGiN Theatrical – On Behalf of Nick Hern Books
Patricia Highsmith, the author of the “Mr Ripley” novels, now living as a recluse in the remote Swiss Alps, is visited by Edward Ridgeway, from her New York publishing company.
Ridgeway attempts to coax her into writing a final edition of the famed novels. A high-stakes power struggle ensues, combined with an exploration of the author’s relationship with her famous creation, in which fiction begins to teeter dangerously on the cliff of reality.
- Audrey-Maeve Barker – Patricia Highsmith
- Mark Cluning – Edward Ridgeway
THE TENSION IS DEEPENING…
As SWITZERLAND enters its third week at the 1812 Theatre, the secrets are beginning to surface - and the carefully balanced relationship between two very different characters is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Joanna Murray-Smith’s psychological thriller draws us into a world where admiration and obsession become difficult to distinguish, and where every conversation seems to conceal another motive. As the story unfolds, the question is no longer simply who can be trusted, but who is really in control?
Presented in the intimate bakery performance space, Switzerland places you at the heart of this unsettling encounter, where the tension is palpable and nothing is quite what it seems.
With the season continuing until 24th October, there’s still time to discover what happens when the visitor arrives at the door - but perhaps not for much longer.
🎭 SWITZERLAND
By Joanna Murray-Smith
📍 The bakery | 1812 Theatre
📅 1st-24th October 2026
The third week begins. The stakes are getting higher.
#Switzerland #JoannaMurraySmith #1812Theatre #TheBakery #PsychologicalThriller #Thriller #LiveTheatre #TheatreLovers
Oct 11
WEEK 2 BEGINS - THE SUSPENSE CONTINUES…
After a gripping opening week, SWITZERLAND is about to take to the stage for the second week of its season at the 1812 Theatre.
Joanna Murray-Smith’s sophisticated psychological thriller draws us into an increasingly unsettling encounter between acclaimed crime writer Patricia Highsmith and a mysterious young visitor. What begins as a conversation soon becomes a dangerous game of manipulation, shifting power and hidden motives.
Performed in the intimate Bakery performance space, Switzerland brings the audience close to the action - where every revelation raises another question and nothing is quite what it seems.
If you haven’t seen it yet, now is the time to step inside.
🎭 SWITZERLAND
By Joanna Murray-Smith
📍 The Bakery | 1812 Theatre
📅 1-24 October 2026
Week Two is about to begin. The secrets are waiting.
#Switzerland #JoannaMurraySmith #1812Theatre #TheBakery #PsychologicalThriller #LiveTheatre
Oct 6
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE WORLD OF SWITZERLAND…
The stage is set, the tension is building, and the doors to Patricia Highsmith’s secluded world are about to open.
These preview images offer a glimpse of what awaits in Joanna Murray-Smith’s SWITZERLAND — a sophisticated psychological thriller where admiration can become obsession, conversation can become confrontation, and nothing is quite as it first appears.
Set in the isolation of the Swiss Alps, two people come together with very different intentions. As their encounter unfolds, the balance of power shifts in unexpected ways, drawing us deeper into a story where truth, fiction and manipulation become increasingly difficult to separate.
🎭 SWITZERLAND
By Joanna Murray-Smith
📍 The Bakery | 1812 Theatre
📅 1–24 October 2026
https://www.1812theatre.com.au/2026-season/switzerland/
The story is about to begin.
Photo`s by Goldi Kaye
#Switzerland #JoannaMurraySmith #1812Theatre #TheBakery #PsychologicalThriller #Thriller #LiveTheatre #TheatreLovers
Sep 27
THE MOST DANGEROUS STORIES ARE THE ONES THAT COME TRUE.
Deep in the Swiss Alps, Patricia Highsmith has withdrawn from the world. Acclaimed, enigmatic and fiercely private, she has built a life of solitude - surrounded by books, ideas and the characters who inhabit her dark imagination.
Then a young man arrives at her door.
He comes with an admiration for her work and an unexpected proposition. What follows begins as an intelligent conversation between writer and admirer, but beneath the surface something far more unsettling is taking shape. As their exchange becomes increasingly personal, the distinction between truth and invention begins to dissolve, and each character is forced to confront the stories they have told themselves - and the secrets they would rather leave untold.
Joanna Murray-Smith’s SWITZERLAND is a beautifully crafted psychological thriller about identity, obsession, authorship and the dangerous power of the imagination. Clever, darkly humorous and quietly menacing, it keeps its audience constantly questioning who is in control and where the truth really lies.
Sometimes the most unsettling thing about a story is not knowing where fiction ends and reality begins.
🎭 SWITZERLAND
By Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Andrew Ferguson
📍 The Bakery | 1812 Theatre
📅 1st - 24th October 2026
https://www.1812theatre.com.au/2026-season/switzerland/
Enter the world of Patricia Highsmith. But be careful what you believe.
#Switzerland
Sep 13
THE MOST DANGEROUS STORIES ARE THE ONES THAT COME TRUE.
Deep in the Swiss Alps, Patricia Highsmith has withdrawn from the world. Acclaimed, enigmatic and fiercely private, she has built a life of solitude - surrounded by books, ideas and the characters who inhabit her dark imagination.
Then a young man arrives at her door.
He comes with an admiration for her work and an unexpected proposition. What follows begins as an intelligent conversation between writer and admirer, but beneath the surface something far more unsettling is taking shape. As their exchange becomes increasingly personal, the distinction between truth and invention begins to dissolve, and each character is forced to confront the stories they have told themselves - and the secrets they would rather leave untold.
Joanna Murray-Smith’s SWITZERLAND is a beautifully crafted psychological thriller about identity, obsession, authorship and the dangerous power of the imagination. Clever, darkly humorous and quietly menacing, it keeps its audience constantly questioning who is in control and where the truth really lies.
Presented in the intimate bakery performance space at the 1812 Theatre, Switzerland puts you right inside Patricia’s house in the Swiss Alps; inside the confrontation. Close enough to feel the tension.
Sometimes the most unsettling thing about a story is not knowing where fiction ends and reality begins.
🎭 SWITZERLAND
By Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Andrew Ferguson
📍 The Bakery | 1812 Theatre
📅 1st - 24th October 2026
Enter the world of Patricia Highsmith. But be careful what you believe.
https://www.1812theatre.com.au/2026-season/switzerland/
#Switzerland #JoannaMurraySmith #1812Theatre #TheBakery #PsychologicalThriller #Thriller #LiveTheatre #TheatreLovers
Aug 30
