Griffin Theatre Company Presents Happy Feraren's Whip-Smart Satire Savior
SATIRE. DISASTER. TINDER.
Venue: Belvoir Theatre
Address: 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 16 May - 14 June 2026
Time: Tuesday – Friday 7pm Saturday 1pm & 7pm Sunday 5.30pm* *Except 17 May
Ticket: $38.00 - 69.00
Buy / Ticket: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/
Web: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/
EMail: boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au
Call: (02) 9361 3817
Address: 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 16 May - 14 June 2026
Time: Tuesday – Friday 7pm Saturday 1pm & 7pm Sunday 5.30pm* *Except 17 May
Ticket: $38.00 - 69.00
Buy / Ticket: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/
Web: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/
EMail: boxoffice@griffintheatre.com.au
Call: (02) 9361 3817
Griffin Theatre Company are thrilled to present the world-premiere of Filipino Australian playwright, comic and improviser Happy Feraren’s, SAVIOR, from Saturday 16 May to Sunday 14 June 2026 at Belvoir’s Downstairs Theatre.
Inspired by Feraren’s own experience working for NGOs in the Philippines, SAVIOR follows another typical day at SAVIOR International, until a typhoon hits the Philippines and local project officer Michelle lands her dream assignment.
Disaster, sure, but it’s also Michelle’s first time coordinating a global relief effort for a sleek American NGO. This is Michelle’s chance to change lives, to be the changemaker she always dreamed of! All she has to do is smash her KPI’s and avoid her chaotic bestie Janna—who’s just set Michelle up with her first ever Tinder profile. “Nerd girl seeks fact boi for hot data sesh”.
Then, Michelle’s phone blows up with blonde-haired, blue-eyed faces. The Americans have arrived. Soon, rooftop parties replace field work, and the humanitarian response devolves into a bureaucratic mess—led by her smooth-talking new boss (who’s as morally flexible as he is sexy).
As the lines between charity and self-interest blur, Michelle is forced to choose between her ambition, her conscience, and her country.
Happy Feraren (Disney’s Limitless, Fillow Talk Comedy, SPIT Manila), brings first-hand insight and fearless wit to this ethical quagmire, where Utopia meets The White Lotus, in Feraren’s plight to understand the global power structures around her.
Directed by Kenneth Moraleda (Old Fitz’s Ate Lovia, KXT’s The Marriage Agency and One Hour No Oil), and starring singer, actor and poet, Chrissy Mae Valentine as Melissa (TV’s How to Write Your Soul), Chaye Mogg (The Dust in Your Place), Mark Paguio (Netflix’s Spiderhead) and Michael Whalley (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), SAVIOR explores hope and justice through a satirical lens.
Griffin’s Artistic Director Declan Greene said, “SPACE FOR QUOTE”
Playwright Happy Fereran said, “SPACE FOR QUOTE”
This poignant, modern play skewers the ego, excess and ethical gymnastics of corporate humanitarianism and provides an inside look at the bureaucracy of anti-corruption NGOs.
With its humour and wit, SAVIOR one not to be missed.
SAVIOR was commissioned through the Incubator – NSW Theatre (Emerging) Fellowship in collaboration with Griffin Theatre Company in 2021. This production is supported by the Griffin Studio Workshop donors, the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and through a residency at Theatre and Performance Studies, the University of Sydney. SAVIOR is supported by Griffin’s Production Partner program.
DIRECTOR Kenneth Moraleda DRAMATURG Declan Greene DESIGNER Hailley Hunt LIGHTING DESIGNER BROCKMAN COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER DOBBY STAGE MANAGER Tyler Fitzpatrick PRODUCER Tamar Kelly.
DATES: 16 May – 14 June 2026
PREVIEWS: 16 – 20 May
OPENING NIGHTS: 21 & 22 May
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Tuesday – Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm & 7pm, Sunday 5:30pm
* Except 17 May.
LOCATION: Downstairs Theatre, Belvoir
BOOKINGS: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/ or (02) 9361 3817
TICKETS: Starting from $48
MEET THE ARTISTS: Tuesday 26 May
THEATRE CLUB: Thursday 4 June
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Wednesday 10 June
Inspired by Feraren’s own experience working for NGOs in the Philippines, SAVIOR follows another typical day at SAVIOR International, until a typhoon hits the Philippines and local project officer Michelle lands her dream assignment.
Disaster, sure, but it’s also Michelle’s first time coordinating a global relief effort for a sleek American NGO. This is Michelle’s chance to change lives, to be the changemaker she always dreamed of! All she has to do is smash her KPI’s and avoid her chaotic bestie Janna—who’s just set Michelle up with her first ever Tinder profile. “Nerd girl seeks fact boi for hot data sesh”.
Then, Michelle’s phone blows up with blonde-haired, blue-eyed faces. The Americans have arrived. Soon, rooftop parties replace field work, and the humanitarian response devolves into a bureaucratic mess—led by her smooth-talking new boss (who’s as morally flexible as he is sexy).
As the lines between charity and self-interest blur, Michelle is forced to choose between her ambition, her conscience, and her country.
Happy Feraren (Disney’s Limitless, Fillow Talk Comedy, SPIT Manila), brings first-hand insight and fearless wit to this ethical quagmire, where Utopia meets The White Lotus, in Feraren’s plight to understand the global power structures around her.
Directed by Kenneth Moraleda (Old Fitz’s Ate Lovia, KXT’s The Marriage Agency and One Hour No Oil), and starring singer, actor and poet, Chrissy Mae Valentine as Melissa (TV’s How to Write Your Soul), Chaye Mogg (The Dust in Your Place), Mark Paguio (Netflix’s Spiderhead) and Michael Whalley (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), SAVIOR explores hope and justice through a satirical lens.
Griffin’s Artistic Director Declan Greene said, “SPACE FOR QUOTE”
Playwright Happy Fereran said, “SPACE FOR QUOTE”
This poignant, modern play skewers the ego, excess and ethical gymnastics of corporate humanitarianism and provides an inside look at the bureaucracy of anti-corruption NGOs.
With its humour and wit, SAVIOR one not to be missed.
SAVIOR was commissioned through the Incubator – NSW Theatre (Emerging) Fellowship in collaboration with Griffin Theatre Company in 2021. This production is supported by the Griffin Studio Workshop donors, the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and through a residency at Theatre and Performance Studies, the University of Sydney. SAVIOR is supported by Griffin’s Production Partner program.
DIRECTOR Kenneth Moraleda DRAMATURG Declan Greene DESIGNER Hailley Hunt LIGHTING DESIGNER BROCKMAN COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER DOBBY STAGE MANAGER Tyler Fitzpatrick PRODUCER Tamar Kelly.
DATES: 16 May – 14 June 2026
PREVIEWS: 16 – 20 May
OPENING NIGHTS: 21 & 22 May
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Tuesday – Friday 7pm, Saturday 1pm & 7pm, Sunday 5:30pm
* Except 17 May.
LOCATION: Downstairs Theatre, Belvoir
BOOKINGS: https://griffintheatre.com.au/whats-on/savior/ or (02) 9361 3817
TICKETS: Starting from $48
MEET THE ARTISTS: Tuesday 26 May
THEATRE CLUB: Thursday 4 June
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Wednesday 10 June