Seymour Centre and Fruit Box Theatre present

CRUISE

9 - 31 Oct 2026

★★★★★ "Astonishing, captivating and transformative." - Theatre Thoughts

“Let’s make sure we're travelling so fast that the heat we generate when we re‑enter the sky will burn us up and paint the night with light.”

Nominated for four Sydney Theatre Awards including a win for Best Performance of a Leading Role in an Independent Production (Fraser Morrison), this sold out, five star “tour de force” (Stage Noise) returns to Sydney for round two. 

Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth. Diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he's told by doctors that he has just four years to live. Determined, he decides his doomsday will be his biggest party yet. Sweat mixes with tears, and final dances turn into farewells. There’s a midnight countdown to his death but Michael … survives. With the gift of life, how can he go on living?

Cruise is an intergenerational monologue spanning four decades and over 20 characters, celebrating queer nightlife and paying tribute to a generation lost to the AIDS crisis.

Don't miss the anticipated return of this electrifying story!

Image credit: Abraham de Souza

"A triumph of beautifully nuanced observations and compassionate storytelling."
Cultural Binge
"It cries out to be seen more than once."
Stage Noise
“You won’t see a more agile 90 minutes of solo acting this year – or an indie production more deserving of a return season."
Limelight

Writer Jack Holden
Director Sean Landis
Producer Maybelline San Juan
Consulting Producer Madeleine Gandhi
Movement Director Jeremy Lloyd
Sound/Costume Designer Chelsea Wheatley
Lighting Designer Tom Hicks
Vocal/Dialect Coach Linda Nichols-Gidley
Stage Manager Caity Cowan
Production Cinematographer Anna McGirr
Production Photographer Abraham de Souza
With Fraser Morrison

Reginald Theatre

Fri 9 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 10 Oct 2pm
Sat 10 Oct 7:30pm
Tue 13 Oct 6:30pm

Reginald Theatre

Wed 14 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 15 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 16 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 17 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm
Tue 20 Oct 6:30pm
Wed 21 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 22 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 23 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 24 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm
Tue 27 Oct 6:30pm
Wed 28 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 29 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 30 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 31 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm

Approximately 90 minutes with no interval. No lockouts apply.

Full $59
Concession (Pensioner, Veteran, Senior)* $49
Under 35, FT Student*, Group 8+ $43
Preview $41

$7 transaction fee applies.

Online bookings close 15 minutes prior to each show start.

*Please be prepared to present corresponding ID at your event if requested by our staff. Read more.

Cruise is available to purchase as part of a multipack alongside English, Shooting Hedda Gabler and A Chinese Christmas. Buy as a multipack to save 10%, and enjoy outstanding independent theatre for less.

Contains drug use, coarse language, adult themes, sexual references, sex scenes, haze smoke and loud or sudden sounds. Filming and photography prohibited. 

Infants may be permitted to sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.

If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.

You can read more about venue accessibility here

The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.

Reginald Theatre

Fri 9 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 10 Oct 2pm
Sat 10 Oct 7:30pm
Tue 13 Oct 6:30pm

Reginald Theatre

Wed 14 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 15 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 16 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 17 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm
Tue 20 Oct 6:30pm
Wed 21 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 22 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 23 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 24 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm
Tue 27 Oct 6:30pm
Wed 28 Oct 7:30pm
Thu 29 Oct 7:30pm
Fri 30 Oct 7:30pm
Sat 31 Oct 2pm, 7:30pm

Approximately 90 minutes with no interval. No lockouts apply.

Full $59
Concession (Pensioner, Veteran, Senior)* $49
Under 35, FT Student*, Group 8+ $43
Preview $41

$7 transaction fee applies.

Online bookings close 15 minutes prior to each show start.

*Please be prepared to present corresponding ID at your event if requested by our staff. Read more.

Cruise is available to purchase as part of a multipack alongside English, Shooting Hedda Gabler and A Chinese Christmas. Buy as a multipack to save 10%, and enjoy outstanding independent theatre for less.

Contains drug use, coarse language, adult themes, sexual references, sex scenes, haze smoke and loud or sudden sounds. Filming and photography prohibited. 

Infants may be permitted to sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.

If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.

You can read more about venue accessibility here

The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.

Writer Jack Holden
Director Sean Landis
Producer Maybelline San Juan
Consulting Producer Madeleine Gandhi
Movement Director Jeremy Lloyd
Sound/Costume Designer Chelsea Wheatley
Lighting Designer Tom Hicks
Vocal/Dialect Coach Linda Nichols-Gidley
Stage Manager Caity Cowan
Production Cinematographer Anna McGirr
Production Photographer Abraham de Souza
With Fraser Morrison