9–12 Sep
NO ONE GETS OUT OF HERE ALIVE THE FARM
For everyone who’s going to die…
Dance
Created by The Farm, No One Gets Out of Here Alive confronts mortality in a culture where Death is a taboo subject — where we draw velvet curtains over coffins and paint dead bodies with makeup so they look alive. But this isn’t only about the big D, it’s also about the little d’s: the death of dreams, of past selves, of quiet everyday endings that create new beginnings. Weaving dance and music with humour and pathos this visceral, cathartic work is an invitation to explore the endings that shape us, and the surprising lightness of letting go. By connecting with death, we remember we are alive, extraordinary beings experiencing unbelievable moments of transcendence, possibility and interconnectedness. No One Gets Out Of Here Alive brings audiences to the theatre in order to grieve, mourn and lament, but mostly to celebrate the incredible and fragile truth of our existence on this planet.
DURATION 75min
Accessibility Tactile Tour Sat 12 Sep, 1pm Audio Described Sat 12 Sep, 2pm
CONTENT WARNING
Production contains adult themesncluding death, loss and grief, theatrical smoke, haze, nudity, and the use of herbal cigarettes.
Director’s Note
There was a moment early in our first development when one of our community consultants asked us when we would premiere. We told her September 2026 and immediately started to think about all the things that needed to happen before then, the budgets, the funding, the support, the creative developments, the spreadsheets. The woman, in her 70’s, took a moment to respond but eventually said that, even with her terminal diagnosis, she should still be alive to see the show. Death is not an easy thought we know, but to put it somewhat lightly, it’s a theme we can all relate to.
The weight of our topic has hit us all at different times and in different ways. With our cast spanning five decades we have looked after each other and now we want to hold you, in our space, as a collective communal body, and to create a brief moment where we can contemplate our mortality together. We also want to have some fun doing it, because we see death not as something to fear but a necessary aspect of our lives. No One Gets Out Of Here Alive is a work for everyone who will die, but it doesn’t need to be a funeral. We hope you take joy from this piece and from this moment we get to be together, sharing something beautiful, heartbreaking, life affirming. We will all die (spoiler alert) but along the way we get to do something else, we get to live. That’s not a bad trade off if you think about it.
About The Farm The Farm is a small organisation based on the Gold Coast, away from the traditional strongholds of contemporary dance and performance. We operate as a collective, with collaborative processes that have been running for 20+ years, based upon intergenerational respect and reciprocity. We are from different backgrounds, ages, genders, sexualities and lived experiences. We work together because we believe that shared knowledge is a powerful tool in creating art that matters, that shakes up our existing systems. @_thefarm
thefarm.company
The team At The Farm work is made in a collaborative process where everyone brings their expertise without being confined to it. All animals are equal. Core farmers
Kate Harman, Grayson Millwood, Chloe Ogilvie and Gavin Webber
Created and Performed by
Lonii Garnons-Williams, Kayah Guenther, Kate Harman, Cecilia Martin, Wendy (Eddy) McPhee, Enzo Nazario, Erin O’Rourke, Kai Tabener, Nikki Tarling, Grayson Millwood
Direction
Gavin Webber
Lighting Design
Chloe Ogilvie
Composition and Sound Design
Anna Whitaker
Visual Design (set & costume)
Merinda Davies
Rehearsal Direction
Hsin-Ju (Raw) Ely
Stage Manager
Harrison Grindle
Community Advisors
Anni, Bev, Margaret, Sally, Paula, Shona, Rana, Jewel, Paula, Nerida, Natasha
Cover Image
Set in Stone Media
Production Images
Billie Wilson-Coffey
Acknowledgements This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc. No One Gets Out of Here Alive is commissioned by Monash University and by HOTA / Home of the Arts, funded through the EGC Arts Fund Presented by Brisbane Festival.
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