Four performers mount four treadmills. What begins as a simple wager between performers and audience becomes a frantic attempt to complete a series of escalating tasks that test the limits of the performers’ bodies, spirits, and minds.
This is not an endurance feat. Nor is it performance art. It is an unraveling realization that the system we participate in is not designed for us. A delusional and physical celebration of our collective struggle to establish clear boundaries in our lives. And it’s hilarious.
Australia’s Pony Cam is known for bold, high-energy performances that blur the lines between theatre and physical endurance. Their work is evocative and unflinching, earning them a reputation as one of the most exciting experimental theatre companies of their generation.
Burnout Paradise is an international hit — audiences from Melbourne to Edinburgh to New York rave that it’s one of the most fun theatre experiences they’ve had. Don’t miss this limited encore run in San Diego!
“One of the most frenetically uproarious shows of gloriously demented ecstasy.” – Time Out
“Magnificently chaotic, breathlessly frenetic fun” – The Scotsman
“A truly exceptional theatrical experience” – British Theatre Guide