La Boite Theatre continues its centenary celebrations with the world premiere of WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!, a whirlwind 75-minute horror-comedy that tackles personal and ecological grief.

After one of Theo’s mums disappears on a CSIRO research mission, strange things begin to happen. The Minister for Defence shows up at school, and a creature follows Theo home from the Port of Brisbane, while something much bigger stirs offshore in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Emboldened by new schoolfriends Jaymie (Ngoc Phan) and Jake (Anthony Standish), Theo searches desperately for answers as her city – and maybe the whole world – is threatened by what it has thrown away.

WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! Photo © Dean Hanson

Written by Maddie Nixon, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! is co-directed by La Boite’s Courtney Stewart and Dead Puppet Society’s David Morton, with Morton also designing the production. Their direction amplifies the script’s comedy, from fast-paced chase scenes to a school assembly that draws the audience into the action. However, localised one-liners deliver diminishing returns as the danger escalates.

A strong, cohesive ensemble of...