For more than 80 years after its establishment in 1903, the High Court of Australia remained the exclusive preserve of men.

In closed workshops in the Pram’s back theatre, the cast explored how they felt as women, using consciousness-raising techniques from women’s liberation, and physical exercises and improvisations adapted from avant-garde theatre groups.

The term “toxic masculinity” was obscure in the 1990s and early 2000s. But since around 2015, it has become pervasive in discussions of men and gender.

The film may rely on some stereotypes, but it does try to dismantle other ones.