• Shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s Literacy Award 2023

• Shortisted in the 2019 Silver Gull Award

• First Production Sydney Theatre Award nominated

Adam has it all figured out. His life runs like clockwork: casual sex when he wants it, his traditional Lebanese parents wrapped around his finger, and his cousin Claire—his one true confidante—always by his side. He’s got control, and that’s all he needs.

But when Claire suddenly announces her engagement to a man in Lebanon, everything changes.

With this unexpected turn, their unspoken truce starts to crack, and Adam’s carefully constructed world begins to unravel. Sex no longer numbs the growing restlessness inside him, and his parents’ probing questions force him to confront truths he’s been avoiding. As his personal desires clash with cultural expectations, the lies that once kept his world intact start to fall apart, leaving Adam to face the chaos he can no longer escape.

Presented by Belvoir St Theatre 25A/Brave New Word Theatre Company.