Do Not Pass Go

February 14, 2026

Categories: Arts, AUstralia, Performance, Performance Arts

a darkly funny take on corporate culture

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When the system is built to break you, what’s left to hold onto?

Do Not Pass Go is an oddly tender dark comedy set amid the soul-sucking grind of modern corporate culture — from one of the most exciting voices in contemporary theatre, Jean Tong.

Flux and Penny are colleagues whiling away their lives in the nondescript purgatory of a job no-one can explain, in a system neither of them truly believes in. Clocked on, but gradually checking out. As their conversations drift from work into politics, personal lives and whether any of it still matters, their hot takes cool into something closer to connection.

Tickets are flying for Do Not Pass Go, with many performances already sold out. Get in quick and book today.

14 FEB — 28 MAR 2026
SOUTHBANK THEATRE, THE LAWLER

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The Do Not Pass Go team solve your workplace dilemmas

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THEATRE THURSDAYS

Come for the vibes and stay for the show. Melbourne Theatre Thursdays is our new monthly pre-show party.
Book into the Thursday 5 March performance of Do Not Pass Go and RSVP to attend. From 6pm, join us for a DJ set before the curtain goes up. Free with your theatre ticket but RSVPs are required. Learn more

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