Comedy

A very normal dinner with your parents

An improv comedy show set in your family home, starring the people who love you most – your parents!

$27.00
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Central to this image is a close up of a rotisserie cooked chicken on a white plate with its orange-ish chicken juice pooling underneath it, all on top of a wooden dining table background. A piece of the chicken breast has been ripped off by an unseen person revealing the sinewy white meat within – it doesn't look very appetising. Placed behind and in front of the chicken, slightly out of focus, are side dishes; there are bright green peas, a green bottle of sparkling water, the stem of a wine glass, and then another plate with some salad greens, a red tomato, and what could be the missing piece of chicken breast – a blurry dinner knife is next to this plate. At the bottom of the image there are the edges of two more plates suggesting the table is set for a normal, suburban, family dinner.
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Image Credit: Ece Mustafoff

  • Created by: Allen Dorsey, Ece Mustafoff and Kirsten Law

Left u a voicemail! Can see you online on facebook : - / mum and I prefer calls not SMS because of data breach. Also be on the lookout for A.I scams! AUNT SONIA SENT A LADY $3000 :-O No good!! Easy question, r u free tomrrw for dinner 6pm. Would you eat lamb or are u back on Veegan? Shanks on special, very good <3 <3 Dad

Time for that visit you've put off for way too long! 'A very normal dinner with your parents' is an improvised comedy show set in your parents' dining room. Join them for an evening of familial love and laughter that will remind you why you moved out. Too close to home is just the beginning.

  • Duration: 45 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Moderate Coarse Language, Sudden Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room
    Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room is wheelchair accessible.

    The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
    If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

    Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head west and through the corridor to the stairs, and up passed ETU Ballroom and Common Rooms through to the Music Room. There is also a lift if you are unable to take the stairs.

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  • Full: $27.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $20.25

  • Concession: $20.00

  • Extra Applause: $35.00

  • Blak Tix: $20.00

  • Group 4+: $22.00

  • Member discounts available

    This event is eligible for 25% off full price Fringe Dweller tickets. Just add the tickets that you want then login at checkout and you'll get the cheapest tickets. If you're not a member yet, simply add a membership to your cart and you'll be able to access Fringe Dweller prices straight away.

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

Hump Day
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Thursday, 12 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Friday, 13 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

5:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Wednesday, 18 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

Almost Gone
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Thursday, 19 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Friday, 20 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

Almost Gone
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Saturday, 21 October 2023

6:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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Sunday, 22 October 2023

5:00pm

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room

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