Occasional Combustible Disaster | UpStage at the Playhouse

Schedule

Thu Mar 12 2026 at 09:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

Civic Playhouse | Newcastle, NS

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Freddy has 42 hours to finish his HSC and choose: confess before he’s 18, or live with a deadly secret forever 🤫⌛
From Daniel Cottier (CONDA Nominee for Punk Rock), Occasional Combustible Disaster is a hilarious and heartbreaking play examining the fallout inevitable in all nuclear families.
Experience the very best of what Newcastle's local theatre scene has to offer.
🎟 Tickets on sale now
📍 Thu 12 – Sat 21 March 2026 | 2pm & 7pm
🎭 Presented by UpStage at the Playhouse.
A Daniel Cottier Production, written by Daniel Cottier
Directed by BROCKMAN
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Civic Playhouse, 387 Hunter St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia, Newcastle

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