What if your biggest fear is doing the thing you love most? WILL SHE? is a one-woman show about music, courage, and fighting to be heard — literally.
In WILL SHE?, we meet Charnel — a shy, sharp, music-obsessed 20-something on the cusp of something big... maybe.Set in the hours before a make-or-break performance, this intimate solo show draws the audience into her Western Sydney bedroom, a space packed with memories, beat drops, and quietly brewing panic.Torn between the thrill of music and the terror of messing it all up , Charnel revisits the messy highs and humiliating lows of chasing a dream — from her first singing lesson in Bondi to the gig that left her mute on stage. With humour, heartache, and a perfectly timed Frank Ocean flashback, she retraces the path that once lit her up — and the fear that made her go quiet.From awkward singing lessons in Bondi to rapping over Zoom in lockdown, WILL SHE? is a love letter to music, introverts, and Western Sydney girls who dream loudly in quiet rooms. It’s about the fire of first ambition, the sting of public failure, and the heartbreak of losing the one thing that once made you feel free.Written and performed by Charnel Rizk, WILL SHE? is a raw, rhythm-filled exploration of creative courage, cultural expectation, and the silent battles artists fight just to be seen. Blending storytelling, music, comedy, and spoken word, it’s a love letter to Western Sydney girls, introverts, and anyone who’s ever second-guessed the thing they love most.For anyone who’s ever felt too quiet, too ethnic, too sensitive, too much — or not enough — this is your show.
