A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to Melt Festival 2026.

Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong — a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe. Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas — all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else’s fantasy.

Wild Abandon (R18+)

Creatives: Director: Daniel Lammin, Sound: Wil Hughes, Lighting: Steven May, Intimacy/Fight Choreographer: NJ Price
Cast: Zac Callaghan, Julian Curtis, Seán Dowling, Jodie Le Vesconte, Anna McGahan, and Merlynn Tong.