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in the afterglow

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"It's quiet confidence and group chemistry makes it hard to look away." - lou reviews

"A compelling human-interest anthology with real heart." - EVERYTHING THEATRE

In the Afterglow is a poetic, pulse-driven exploration of identity, intimacy, and human connection, unfolding in the final, fleeting hours of a nightclub. As the bass fades and the haze of smoke and neon light begins to lift, a disparate group of strangers is drawn together in unexpected collisions, each encounter revealing hidden desires, unspoken fears, and the truths they keep carefully tucked beneath their outward personas. In this liminal space between night and dawn, the characters are forced to confront who they are when the music stops, the crowd disperses, and the masks they wear are stripped away.

Through a unique blend of lyrical dialogue, fluid movement, and moments of arresting stillness, Afterglow immerses the audience in a world where joy, longing, and vulnerability coexist.

The play captures the raw intimacy of fleeting connections, the thrill of shared experience, and the quiet reckoning that follows a night spent baring oneself to strangers. Each encounter reverberates with tension and tenderness, exposing the delicate interplay between public performance and private truth.

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Fruitcake Productions acknowledges the traditional Owners of the land on which we create, work and live; the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to Elders of this land. We recognise the past atrocities against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this land and the lost of language, communities and story due to genocide and dispossession.  Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.

 

We also acknowledge the role of English institutions past and present in global colonisation and oppression. As a company we aim to engage with and resist continued colonial structures within the theatre space and beyond. We thrive to make Fruitcake Productions a Safe, Inclusive and Diverse for Theatre Makers Everywhere.

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