PERFORMANCE TIMES
Previews
7.15pm, Thu 27 Mar
7.15pm, Fri 28 Mar
7.15pm, Sat 29 Mar
6.15pm, Sun 30 Mar
In Season
7.15pm, Tue-Sat
6.15pm, Sun
CON COUTIS: ESCAPE FROM HECK ISLAND
Heck Penitentiary. No one escapes. No one tells jokes. And no one owns a pet rabbit called Bisquik.
27 Mar–20 Apr 2025
Playbox
Winner – Sound and Technical Excellence Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2024
Nominee – Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023 & 2024
Nominee – Best Sound Design and Composition, Green Room Awards 2024 & 2025
Nominee – Golden Gibbo, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023
Judge's Pick – Melbourne Fringe Festival 2023 & 2024
This year, Con Coutis has been sent to Heck Island to perform stand-up comedy. After a security scare, he is wrongfully imprisoned. With an hour on the clock, he must break out, clear his name and tell at least 28 jokes.
Escape from Heck Island takes comedy to new heights through a sophisticated use of sound cues effortlessly weaved throughout the show. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and surround sound, the show creates a sonic landscape that enhances the humor and storytelling in ways that defy convention. He won't tell you which one, but one of the sound cues is a coded message to the mole people living under the Montague Street Bridge.
Presented by Bright Side
Image Credit: Nick Mick Pics
Part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival