Playlab Theatre’s latest mainstage production, Eat Slay Zombie, will premiere from 6 November 2024, in Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)’s Cremorne Theatre.
Written by emerging playwright and Githabul, Migunberri-Yugumbeh woman Alinta McGrady, Eat Slay Zombie is a horror/comedy about colonisation, friendship and state occupation – except its zombies.
The zombie apocalypse has finally happened and TikTok is the sole form of communication. This is a world of zombie kill tallyies, educational doomsday TikToks, and out-of-bounds Bunnings. Sheree and Tash are bunking down in a bowling alley, when another survivor turns up, challenging their isolation. Maybe it’s time to explore who, and what else, is out there? With big decisions to make, and no working flamethrower to protect them, how do two blak women navigate a world that is actively trying to kill them?
“Taking inspiration from Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland and Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts, Eat Slay Zombie is a fast-paced, action-filled coming-of-age story,” says playwright Alinta McGrady. “It utilises a cinematic zombie apocalypse to represent colonial occupation, while exploring modern Blak and queer experiences, and presenting the historically marginalised as heroes in a dangerous world.”
Eat Slay Zombie by Alinta McGrady is directed by Lisa Fa’alafi and stars Shahnee Hunter, Jade Lomas-Ronan and Jalen Sutcliffe. The season runs 6 to 9 November 2024, and tickets are on sale via qpac.com.au
Eat Slay Zombie by Alinta McGrady was developed in 2022 as part of the Sparks program, designed to facilitate pathway opportunities for First Nations artists in the performing arts.
This performance is presented by Playlab Theatre in partnership with QPAC and MELT Open.
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