THE SIMIC THEATRE CO. AND THEATRE WORKS PRESENTS
How to Stay Married Without Exploding!
CREATED AND PERFORMED BY MATTHEW J. YOUNG
29 SEPTEMBER - 3 OCTOBER | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
CREATED AND PERFORMED BY MATTHEW J. YOUNG
What if your whole life was built on not moving an inch? Stranded on a WWII landmine, Francis Molloy built a life, family, and reality TV show without ever moving. Now, his 1950s studio set has landed in Perth for a darkly comic live taping. How to Stay Married Without Exploding! is a solo show about performativity, nostalgia, and what happens when the bubble that you're living in bursts.
Part stand-up show, part live theatre, How to Stay Married Without Exploding! transports this year's Melbourne Fringe Festival audience into the live studio audience of Francis' home (BYO sandbags). Sneak a glimpse into Francis Molloy's grounded lifestyle, how he and his wife tiptoe around the more loaded parts of their relationship, and what things that make him tick, tick, tick...
VENUE
EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
Rear Laneway, 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
60 Minutes
WARNINGS
References to war and loud noises
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
DATES + TIMES
Tuesday 29 September - 6:00pm
Wednesday 30 September - 6:00pm
Thursday 1 October - 6:00pm
Friday 2 October - 6:00pm
Saturday 3 October - 6:00pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
CONCESSION*
$38.00
$32.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
CREDITS
PERFORMER AND LEAD WRITER
Matthew J. Young
DIRECTOR AND CO-WRITER
Marshall Brown
STAGE MANAGER, LIGHTING AND SOUND DESIGNER
Jake Battle
PRODUCER, MARKETING AND PUBLICITY
Lea Šimić
MEET THE ARTIST
MATTHEW J. YOUNG
Matthew J. Young is an American born, Naarm/Melbourne raised theatre-maker with a passion for the arts that tracks back as far as he can remember. Having graduated the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with both a Diploma of Acting (2022) and a Bachelor of Performing Arts (2025), Matthew has had many great opportunities to diversify and hone his skillset including co-directing 2024’s Generator: Frontier, acting in multiple roles in Katzenmusik (Directed by Emily McLean, 2025), and lending his acting, writing, devising, and composing skills to various productions in The Blue Room Theatre’s 2025 TILT season.
After graduating, Matthew played Angus in The Šimić Theatre Co. 's award winning sold out season of Bush Chook (2026) as part of The Blue Room Theatre’s Summer Nights Season and for one night at Gasworks’ Open Studio in Naarm/Melbourne. He also debuted his one-man-show How to Stay Married Without Exploding! (2026) at three venues across Boorloo/Perth as part of the FRINGEWORLD Festival season. Matthew loves telling stories on and off stage that everyone can enjoy, but also loves to challenge the audience to lean into the blast zone.
