two people with their faces touching holding up a lighter which is on fire

Two bisexuals. One looking at the camera and one looking at the other intimately.

two bisexuals holding each other's faces intimately

Burn it.

Theatre and Physical Theatre • LGBTQIA+

Victoria • SA Premiere

Two queers. Camping. Post dramatic break-up.
Do they engage in wholesome, healthy processing? Or drinking, denial and making fun of trauma?

"A show that is both incredibly uncomfortable at times and ridiculously funny" Australian Stage

"Raw and powerfully emotional" Melbourne Theatre Info

This dark comedy explores mental illness, abuse, unrequited love, and the complications of a friendship that acts more like a relationship. But it’s funny, we promise.

Created by an entirely queer team and written with all gender non-specific characters. The show is shaped differently by different actors and has been restaged with a non-binary, AFAB duo after it’s 2023 premiere showcasing a masc and fem-presenting cast.

Director: Jacqui Martin
Cast: Sian Dowler, Lydia Kuelsen
Writer/Producer: Lydia Kuelsen

Please note: The performance on Wednesday the 13th has changed times from 9:45pm to 7pm since the Adelaide Fringe Guide was printed.

Presented by: Lydia Kuelsen

Primarily, Lydia is a performer, with a Bachelor of Acting for Stage and Screen, Diploma of Musical Theatre and extensive training in dance. But writing has always come first for them. Lydia wanted to be a writer before they ever performed a script or stepped into a dance shoe. So, it feels very natural to be combining their crafts.
Lydia began writing for the stage during their acting degree- after only ever writing stories and novels. Their first short play was for a student theatre festival, and Lydia wrote the whole thing in about 24 hours. Since then, that has seemed to be the trend. The first draft of Burn it. was written in about 2 days, and three months later, it premiered at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne with a near sold-out opening night.

Trigger Warnings: discussions of violence, death, self-harm, eating disorders, suicide and abusive relationships

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

A show that is both incredibly uncomfortable at times and ridiculously funny - Heather Bloom, Australian Stage
Raw and powerfully emotional. - Crystal Stivala, TheTheatre.Au
A poignant and thought-provoking theatrical experience, leaving audiences profoundly moved by its exploration of the enduring power of love. - Jayde Owens, Mix102.3
You feel every line of dialogue as if you are in their world and they are sharing their vulnerability only with you. - Alicia Sullivan, Mindshare
Delivers a window into the complexities of human relationships through a powerful and edgy script - Hannah Homburg, The List

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