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Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play
Thu 4 – Sat 6 September 2025
Drama
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By Anne Washburn
Score by Michael Friedman
Directed by Gracie Davie
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It’s the end of the world: the grid is down, loved ones are uncontactable and the survivors are unsure how many miles lie between themselves and nuclear collapse.
So they turn to The Simpsons…
In this dark comedy, a frame-by-frame retelling of the “Cape Feare” episode becomes mythologised – over 75 years – into an absurd act of hopefulness and human persistence. There will be singing. There will be dancing. There will be a lot of Simpsons references.
Anne Washburn’s excellent, thought-provoking play challenges us to reconsider which stories shape us, and how we can use them to find courage in the strangest of situations, ultimately asking the vital question: what does it mean to keep going when everything else is destroyed?
Cast
Musicians
Sam K
Peter Rowan
Creative Team
Director Gracie Davie
Musical Director Peter McMahon
Set & Costume Designer Mentor Kirstin Rodger
Lighting Designer Benny Goodman
Sound Designer Alan Penman
Fight Choreographer Marc Silberschatz
Intimacy Co-ordinator Sharon Mackay
Production Team
Production Manager Jacqui Howard
Company Stage Manager Tamsin Harper-Jenkins
Stage Manager on book Nina Madriz
Production Electrician Jamie Murray
Production Sound Engineer / Swing Tech Gun Lai
Stage Supervisor Nathan George
Costume Supervisors Seamless Studios