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  • Actor wearing long black wig and pink riding jacket with a bridle in his mouth, hands raised like an animal's.
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2 – 12 Oct

Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

Manes, meltdowns and masculinity collide in this unhinged equestrian brom-com road trip.

Quinn is a middle-aged dressage diva in distress, whose idyllic life is shattered when his partner dumps him for a younger model on the eve of the National Dressage Championships.

Enter Keegan from Bundaberg, Quinn’s long-lost brother from another mother. Fuelled by heartbreak and hot chips, the unlikely duo hit the road, tangling with deranged strangers, botched makeovers, and unresolved daddy issues.

Narrated by Nutmeg, a loose-talking gelding with a taste for toxic stallions, Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a gloriously absurd new comedy unpacking the egos, insecurities and emotional mess of modern manhood – with just the right amount of unhinged pony drama.

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Date Times
Thu 2 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 4 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 5 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tue 7 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location

fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Ln
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $35 to $49

Adult / general $49
Senior $39
Student / concession $39
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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 9966
  • email address: info@fortyfivedownstairs.com
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