ALRIGHT? PRESENTS
The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams
BY ALANA LOUISE
12 - 21 FEBRUARY | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
BY ALANA LOUISE
Dad’s a priest. Mum never came back from Benidorm. And all you want to do is win the bleeping X-Factor.
Meet Shannon and Jodi – sisters, funeral directors and experts at burying shit. Stuck in Dumbfordton, a small town with a population of 338 and dropping, they share an all-consuming mission: to win The X-Factor. Buried in local funerals, family drama and each other's hopes and fears, their story explores the lengths we’ll go to escape small-town life — and what happens when our dreams crash headlong into reality.
VENUE
EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
Rear Laneway, 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
90 minutes
WARNINGS
Audience participation, Strobe, Swearing, Themes of Suicide
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
"VOTED NO. 1 SHOW TO WATCH AT THE 2025 EDINBURGH FRINGE"
“Surreal, Unpredictable and utterly hilarious"
- Sinners Reviews
“A true outsider art freak comedy Mouse-terpiece”
- Fernyhough Arts Review
“Surreal, ridiculously funny, and strangely good natured in its morbid assessment of life, death and the pursuit of dreams, the small (but perfectly formed) cast navigate more emotional hairpins than a winning X-Factor story. Guaranteed to produce much laughter and perhaps One Single Tear.”
- SMU Reviews
DATES + TIMES
Thursday 12 February - 7:30pm
Friday 13 February - 7:30pm
Saturday 14 February 7:30pm
Tuesday 17 February - 7:30pm
Wednesday 18 February - 7:30pm
Thursday 19 February - 7:30pm
Friday 20 February - 7:30pm
Saturday 21 February - 7:30pm
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*
PREVIEW
$38.00
$30.00
$28.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
CREDITS
WRITTEN BY
Alana Louise
PRODUCED BY
Nina Hopley
PERFORMERS
Alana Louise
Sarah Palmieri
Joe Kenny
Jason Schwab
STAGE MANAGER
Meg Richardson
SOUND DESIGNER
Michael Hart
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