Following its sold-out, five-star Australian premiere, the Seymour Centre and Fruit Box Theatre join forces to return the acclaimed Cruise by Jack Holden to Sydney.
This electrifying celebration of queer nightlife and a powerful tribute to a generation lost to the AIDS crisis, will run at the Seymour from 9 – 3 October 2026. The production will then transfer to Theatre Works (Melbourne) from 11 – 21 November 2026.
Fraser Morrison (STC’s The Normal Heart) reprises his award-winning role in this extraordinary intergenerational monologue, portraying more than twenty characters across four decades. For his performance in Cruise in 2025, Morrison received the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Leading Role in an Independent Production.
Backlit by the clubs of London’s Soho, Michael Spencer faces the music of his last night on Earth. Diagnosed with HIV in 1984, he’s told by doctors that he has just four years to live. Determined, he decides his doomsday will be his biggest party yet.
Sweat mixes with tears, and final dances turn into farewells. There’s a midnight countdown to his death but Michael … survives. With the gift of life, how can he go on living?
Premiering in London’s West End in 2022, Cruise received widespread critical acclaim, earning an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play and two Stage Debut Awards, with the Australian premiere of the production picking up four nominations and a win at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2025.
Fruit Box Theatre Artistic Director Sean Landis returns to direct the Seymour season, with movement direction by Jeremy Lloyd, original set design and sound and costume design by Chelsea Wheatley, lighting design by Tom Hicks, and set design by Ruby Jenkins.
The original season of Cruise was staged in 2025 at KXT on Broadway in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre Co. Don’t miss the highly anticipated return of this electrifying story!
CRUISE
Seymour Centre, Corner City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale (Sydney)
Season: 9 – 31 October 2026
Information and Bookings: www.seymourcentre.com
Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Season: 11 – 21 November 2026
Information and Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au
Image: Fraser Morrison – photo by Abraham de Souza