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LOCATION:Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm
SUMMARY:WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
CATEGORIES:Performing arts
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong — a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.<p dir="ltr">Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas — all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else’s fantasy.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.</p><p dir="ltr">Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with <a href="https://Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival." target="_blank" dir="ltr">Melt Festival</a> Location: Underground Theatre, <a href="https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/spaces/underground-theatre/" target="_blank" dir="ltr">Brisbane Power House</a></p><p><br /></p>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong — a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.<br/><br/><p dir="ltr">Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas — all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else’s fantasy.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.</p><p dir="ltr">Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with <a href="https://Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival." target="_blank" dir="ltr">Melt Festival</a> <br/><br/>Location: Underground Theatre, <a href="https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/spaces/underground-theatre/" target="_blank" dir="ltr">Brisbane Power House</a></p><p><br /></p>
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