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

Quinn is a middle-aged dressage diva in distress. Loyal groom and live-in lover to top rider Randall James Beaumont-Smythe III, Quinn’s idyllic Daylesford life is shattered when Randy dumps him for a younger model on the eve of the National Dressage Championships.

Enter Keegan: a mullet-wearing bogan from Bundaberg with a dream and a bombshell — he’s Quinn’s long-lost brother from another mother. Escandalo!

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.