Rate Of Decay
What Remains When There’s Nothing Left?
By Xanthe Jones
Rate of Decay is an original Australian Gothic play for youth performers, told through a tapestry of haunting vignettes. Set against dry riverbeds, abandoned towns, and scorched earth, it traces the unraveling of people, places, and systems—and what lingers when everything breaks down. Drawing on true events, dark folklore, and personal stories, it weaves themes of violence, loss, and the uncanny. The play uses suspense and character-driven moments to explore these shadows, inviting audiences to wander through fractured lives and forgotten places, and to find their own meaning in what remains.
This festival, Rate of Decay, will have two showings: 1) a theatre performance with industry professional actors and 2) a play reading with high-school age Young Artists. See details for each showing below.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
FULL PRODUCTION
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VENUE: The Ron Hurley Theatre
Seven Hills Hub
28 Tallowwood Street, Seven Hills
TICKETS: General Admission $35, Concession $30
PLAY READING WITH YOUNG ARTISTS
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VENUE: The Rehearsal Room
Seven Hills Hub
28 Tallowwood Street, Seven Hills
TICKETS: General Admission $20, Concession $15
AGES & WARNINGS: Suicidal ideation, supernatural themes, stage combat, violence, mild coarse language, abuse. Missing persons, cults, and apocalypse
ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair Accessible.
CREATIVES
Playwright/Director | Xanthe Jones