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Burnout Paradise
Cork Midsummer Festival and Parrot Ox

Burnout Paradise

Pony Cam

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Four performers. Four treadmills. One relentless, spiralling challenge.

What starts as a playful contest soon unravels into a desperate, high-stakes game that pushes bodies, minds, and spirits to their limits.

In this exhilarating and chaotic performance, Pony Cam exposes the absurdity of a system that demands more than we can give. As the tasks escalate, so too does the realization - this was never a fair game.

Pony Cam is known for bold, high-energy performances that blur the lines between theatre and physical endurance. Their work is evocative, unflinching, and deeply human - earning them a reputation as one of the most exciting experimental theatre companies of their generation.

Expect humor, heartbreak, and a physical spectacle that mirrors our collective struggle for balance and boundaries.

Created by Pony Cam: Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub and Hugo Williams
Performed by Claire Bird, William Strom, Laura Aldous, Dominic Weintraub and Hugo Williams
Produced By Dans Maree Sheehan for Parrot Ox

  1. 19 — 21 June

  2. €22 / €18

  3. Dance Cork Firkin Crane View map
  4. 8pm (19 June)
    9pm (20 June)
    4pm (21 June)

    Contains strong language, strobe lighting

    Melbourne, Australia

  5. 65 mins
"One of the most frenetically uproarious shows you will ever experience"
Time Out
"Magnificently chaotic, breathlessly frenetic fun"
The Scotsman
"A truly exceptional theatrical experience"
British Theatre Guide

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