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Mockingbird Theatre Company: No Exit

18 April @ 7:30 pm - 8:50 pm AEST

HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE.

A darkly funny existential classic where escape is impossible — and the real torture is each other.

Step into the eternal chamber of No Exit, Jean-Paul Sartre’s darkly comic classic of existential dread. Three souls arrive, expecting torture — but discover their fate is far more insidious: each is condemned to be the tormentor of the other. In this elegant, merciless one-act, there are no rack and flame, only sharp words, shifting power and the cruelty of being seen — or misseen — by someone else.

Timeless, essential theatre. No Exit is one of those rare plays that demands to be seen and discussed again and again — it is a foundational text of modern drama, and with its mix of psychological intensity, bleak humour, and philosophical bite, this is both a dark comedy and a relentless moral mirror. When the lights go down, you’ll carry “Hell is other people” with you — and wonder how much you’re laughing… and how much you’re screaming.

Details

Date:
18 April
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:50 pm
AEST
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Venue

Belconnen Arts Centre
118 Emu Bank
Belconnen, ACT