THE HYPOTHETICALS
To breed or not to breed, that is the question
Meet two best friends in their mid 30’s – a single straight woman and a partnered gay man – who are deciding whether to have a baby. Together.
In this "hilarious and touching" play (Laura Money, Fourth Wall Media) they ask: What happens if a woman never meets the right partner? If a man is gay, isn’t that evolution’s way of telling him to step out of the gene pool? What does it mean to bring a child into a world that’s burning? And… what happens if you have a kid and end up getting a really annoying one?
The Hypotheticals was winner of the 2020 NT Literary Award for Theatre. After sell out seasons in Darwin and Perth, this raucously funny and yet deeply personal work from writer-performers Jeffrey Jay Fowler (FAG/STAG) and Sarah Reuben (Lower the Bar) is ready to hit the road again.
Created and Performed by: Jeffrey Jay Fowler & Sarah Reuben
Director: Adam Mitchell
Choreographer: Laura Boynes
Producer: Libby Klysz
Sound Designer & Composer: Louis Frere-Harvey
Visual Designer: Matthew McVeigh
Lighting Designer: Peter Young
Image credits: Dan Grant
Audience Age Recommendation: 16+
Duration: 70 mins (no interval)
Content Warnings: Contains coarse language, sexual references and adult themes.
Email georgia@thelastgreathunt.com to enquire about this show for tour.
The Hypotheticals is a witty and thought -provoking play about every single possibility. The performers are sharp and both hilarious and touching. It’s an eye opening insight into their thoughts and feelings writ large. One thing is for sure, Reuben and Fowler are at the top of their games - no hypothesis necessary you will love this show! - Laura Money, Fourth Wall Media
The Hypotheticals is audaciously staged, with movement & dances accentuating the characters’ internal monologues & dialogue… the precision of their unversed physical work is extraordinarily impressive - David Zampatti, From The Turnstiles
Excellent writing and heartfelt multilayered performances have the audience barely moving as they are drawn wholeheartedly into this story, and you hear involuntary gasps as the story takes unexpected turns - Kimberley Shaw, Stage Whispers
Fowler and Reuben are the kind of writer-performers who can travel over vast emotional terrain with light, nimble steps and quick humour - Arjun Rajkhowa, ArtsHub
The writing is superb – particularly a perfectly satisfying and unanticipated ending. It’s performed just as brilliantly... The Hypotheticals has a mesmerising quality that makes for easy viewing - Claire Trolio, See Saw
