CRUISE

KXT25 SUMMER SEASON

12 - 22 February 2025

CRUISE by Jack Holden 

Let’s make sure we’re travelling so fast that the heat we generate when we reenter the sky will burn us up and paint the night with light. 

Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth. Diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he's told by doctors that he has just four years to live. Determined, he decides his doomsday will be his biggest party yet. Sweat mixes with tears, and final dances turn into farewells. There’s a midnight countdown to his death but Michael … survives. With the gift of life, how can he go on living?

Nominated for the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2022 and now receiving its Australian premiere with community-led Fruit Box Theatre, Cruise is an intergenerational monologue spanning four decades and over 20 characters, celebrating queer nightlife and paying tribute to a generation lost to the AIDS crisis.

Director Sean Landis with Fraser Morrison

presented by Fruit Box Theatre

This season is playing at KXT on Broadway || 181 Broadway, Ultimo

the KXT on BROADWAY theatre and foyer is wheelchair accessible - please get in touch before the show so we can meet your access requirements in the most comfortable way for you (mob) 0431 426 226

Latecomers will not be admitted. Ticket purchases are non-refundable