Hannah Reilly on Privacy, Creative Writing & ROLEPLAY
The Pieces with Bimini
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 - 40 minutes
Hannah Reilly is an Australian writer, director, performer and creative force who has built a career on unflinching storytelling and the transformative power of art.
From her early work in comedy to writing and performing her own original theatrical work, Hannah has carved out a space where she can explore the messy, uncomfortable, deeply human truths that make us who we are.
Her critically acclaimed play ROLEPLAY marks a bold shift from comedy into drama, proving that Hannah is unafraid to make an audience sit in uncomfortable silence if that's what the story demands.
On this episode of The Pieces, Bimini and Hannah dive into the formative moment that sparked everything and made her want to capture the kind of storytelling that transforms you.
They discuss the journey from performing comedy to writing drama, the challenge of making an audience uncomfortable, and why she had to learn that silence isn't failure, it's the correct response to tragedy.
The conversation touches on keeping parts of your life private in an age of constant oversharing, how the permanence of the internet holds people accountable for opinions they had ten years ago, and the double standard of cancel culture when world leaders get away with everything.
Hannah also shares the brutal honesty of making ROLEPLAY and creating a character (Danny) who desperately seeks power and attention because she's really looking for love.
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