FREE Lunchtime Theatre

burger in spotlight

Escape the Midday Slump with FREE Lunchtime Theatre! 
Looking for a break from the ordinary? For over 45 years, Curtin’s Theatre Arts has been the heartbeat of campus culture, and our FREE Lunchtime Theatre is back for the Autumn season!
Whether you’re a fan of comedy or gripping contemporary drama, we have a seat waiting for you. Featuring a fresh rotation of classic and modern works produced and performed by Curtin’s rising stars, it’s the perfect way to recharge your brain.

No booking is required. Just grab your lunch, bring a friend, and enjoy the show.

man woman sitting no chairs

4, 5 & 6 March, 12.10pm

THE BEAR

By Anton Chekhov.

The unexpected roar of love

A quick and witty one-act comedy about a landowner, Smirnov, who arrives to collect a debt from a young widow, Popova who has been in mourning for several months. Their interaction escalates from a heated argument and a challenge to a duel, to an abrupt and passionate romance where they both declare their love.

Directed by Tasha Fraser

smudged torso painting

11, 12 & 13 March, 12.10pm

BLOOD ON CANVAS

By Richard James.

I wouldn’t feel safe if you were a man, but… two women together. That’s safe. Isn’t it?

Blood on Canvas is an eerie, thriller comedy set in a lonely art gallery far from prying eyes, where two strangers meet. Both there for their own reasons, but as the silence of the gallery deepens, an unsettling tension takes hold. Truths blur, motives shift and the line between observer and observed begins to dissolve. On a night full of art history and chance encounters, nothing is quite what it seems—and neither woman may be who she claims to be.

Directed by Sian Griffiths

black and white sketch

18, 19 & 20 March, 12.10pm

4:48 PSYCHOSIS

By Sarah Kane.

Cut out my tongue // tear out my hair //

4:48 PSYCHOSIS strings together utter agony – transgressions against self beyond comprehension. Through a monologue and movement heavy performance, the audience is guided through the deconstruction of one body’s mind, soul, and flesh as life’s meaning and purpose seemingly collapses in on itself. Sensorial and surrealist, this performance exposes the nuanced darkness of human psychology and our proposed treatments and clinicalization of it.

Directed by Riley Sheehy

4 people at desk

18, 19 & 20 March, 12.10pm

A.R.S.E. HOLES

By Tasha Fraser.

Can you get away with murder?

In 1980s’ Australia, four employees for The Australian Research and Space Exploration Agency (ARSE) discover that the astronaut they have sent into space is going to die. The four have only five hours to decide the man’s fate – or rather, how best to spin the story to save their own careers. The night of heated debate, taking place in a stifling office boardroom, explores what people will do for power and personal gain.

Directed by Maia Whitelaw