“I’m hoping Strife is relatable to women in their forties who find themselves feeling as if they want to offer more”
There’s a scene in Asher Keddie’s new television series, Strife, where her character, Evelyn, has reached the end of her tether. Her media business is failing to attract advertisers, she’s been humiliated on national TV and when she goes to collect her daughter from her estranged husband, the teen refuses to leave, saying she’d rather stay with her dad.
Dejection is writ large on Evelyn’s face, but as she prepares to go she’s stopped by her husband. The shirt she’s wearing, is it his?
What Keddie does next captures precisely why this trailblazing 49-year-old Australian actor is arguably the best we have. Wordlessly she strips off the shirt, shoves it into her husband’s hands and drives home wearing only her bra. Few actors can convey so much without dialogue. It takes a compelling face, a surety of movement and complete belief in the character.
It feels as though at some point we will watch Keddie and catch a glimpse of Nina in or Heather in or Sally in . But no. Barely months after she was last on our screens, Keddie has magicked up yet another unique character from her seemingly endless and chameleonic repertoire and, once
