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DTSTART:20260812T093000Z
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LOCATION:La Boite Theatre, 6-8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove
SUMMARY:Second Coming
CATEGORIES:Performing arts
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:La Boite Theatre and Playlab Theatre present a world premiere show of rebirth and reckoning!It&rsquo;s 2026, Earth is burning, and time is running out.Geneticist Evie and the crew of the ARK MARK II spaceship are humanity&rsquo;s last hope, charged with rescuing every species they can, two by two, for a new beginning on Mars.Lions, Javan warty pigs, and creatures of all kinds are soon set to roam about in purpose-built biomes in &lsquo;The Second Eden&rsquo;.Behind the mission is GENESIS, a corporate superpower who have commissioned the project, selling salvation through a slick marketing campaign.The mission is disrupted when Evie discovers she&rsquo;s pregnant &mdash; thanks to her husband Alan forgetting his birth control.As personal crises collide with cosmic responsibility, Evie uncovers a shocking truth about the mission that forces the crew to question everything they thought they knew. Where do they go from here?Written by award-winning playwright&nbsp;Kathryn Marquet&nbsp;(The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek, Pale Blue Dot) and award-winning director and Playlab Theatre Artistic Director&nbsp;Ian Lawson&nbsp;(Blue Bones, Horizon), Second Coming&nbsp;is a tragicomedy of galactic proportions: a love letter to Earth that explores the rise of corporate power, oligarchy, and the urgent need for new ethics in a world driven by boundless capitalism.It asks, with dark humour and heart: if we can&rsquo;t learn from our mistakes on Earth, what hope do we have on Mars?Discover more at <a href="https://laboite.com.au/shows/second-coming" target="_blank">La Boite</a>.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:La Boite Theatre and Playlab Theatre present a world premiere show of rebirth and reckoning!<br/><br/>It&rsquo;s 2026, Earth is burning, and time is running out.<br/><br/>Geneticist Evie and the crew of the ARK MARK II spaceship are humanity&rsquo;s last hope, charged with rescuing every species they can, two by two, for a new beginning on Mars.<br/><br/>Lions, Javan warty pigs, and creatures of all kinds are soon set to roam about in purpose-built biomes in &lsquo;The Second Eden&rsquo;.<br/><br/>Behind the mission is GENESIS, a corporate superpower who have commissioned the project, selling salvation through a slick marketing campaign.<br/><br/>The mission is disrupted when Evie discovers she&rsquo;s pregnant &mdash; thanks to her husband Alan forgetting his birth control.<br/><br/>As personal crises collide with cosmic responsibility, Evie uncovers a shocking truth about the mission that forces the crew to question everything they thought they knew. Where do they go from here?<br/><br/>Written by award-winning playwright&nbsp;Kathryn Marquet&nbsp;(The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek, Pale Blue Dot) and award-winning director and Playlab Theatre Artistic Director&nbsp;Ian Lawson&nbsp;(Blue Bones, Horizon), Second Coming&nbsp;is a tragicomedy of galactic proportions: a love letter to Earth that explores the rise of corporate power, oligarchy, and the urgent need for new ethics in a world driven by boundless capitalism.<br/><br/>It asks, with dark humour and heart: if we can&rsquo;t learn from our mistakes on Earth, what hope do we have on Mars?<br/><br/>Discover more at <a href="https://laboite.com.au/shows/second-coming" target="_blank">La Boite</a>.
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