“Let’s make sure we’re travelling so fast that the heat we generate when we reenter the sky will burn us up and paint the night with light.”

Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth. Diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he's told by doctors that he has just four years to live. Determined, he decides his doomsday will be his biggest party yet. Sweat mixes with tears, and final dances turn into farewells. There’s a midnight countdown to his death but Michael … survives. With the gift of life, how can he go on living?

Nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2022 and now receiving its Australian premiere with community-led Fruit Box Theatre, Cruise is an intergenerational monologue spanning four decades and over 20 characters, celebrating queer nightlife and paying tribute to a generation lost to the AIDS crisis.

Director Sean Landis
Producer Hana Truban
Movement Director Jeremy Lloyd
Production / Sound Designer Chelsea Wheatley
Lighting Designer Tom Hicks
Accent / Dialect Coach Linda Nicholls-Gidley
Stage Manager Caity Cowan
Assistant Producer Louis Walker
Assistant Production Designer Lucy Doherty
Assistant Stage Manager Alice Chao
Cinematographer Anna McGirr
Photographer Abraham de Souza
Community Consultants Jonny Seymour and Wilfred Roach

With Fraser Morrison

Performing at KXT on Broadway (181 Broadway, Ultimo)

Wednesday 12 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm (preview)
Thursday 13 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm (preview)
Friday 14 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm (preview)
Saturday 15 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm (opening night)
Sunday 16 February 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday 18 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday 19 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Thursday 20 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday 21 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Saturday 22 February 7:30pm - 9:00pm (closing night)

Preview $35
Concession $40
Adult $50

NOTE: All tickets are General Admission

References to Self Harm
References to HIV/AIDS Related Illness and Death
References to Homophobia
Flashing Lights
Use of Herbal Cigarettes