JANE CAFARELLA

Jane Cafarella is an Australian playwright and former journalist whose plays have been produced nationally and internationally to critical acclaim.

Her first full-length play e-baby, about surrogacy, was inspired by her journalism, and premiered in Melbourne in 2015. e-baby has since been produced in Sydney, Hobart, London and the USA.

d-baby, a companion play about donor conception, has received rehearsed readings in Singapore, Tasmania, Sydney and Melbourne.


Jane’s hit show Uked!- The first play-along ukulele musical, played to sell-out seasons in regional Victoria in 2019, premiered in New Zealand in 2024 and will premiere at Sydney’s Bondi Pavilion in June 2026. https://uked.com.au/


Jane received her start in community theatre, and to express her thanks she makes her short plays and monologues free for female actors via her website. In the past three years, these have been performed in more than 200 locations around the world https://janecafarella.com.au/