Hot Tub at Belvoir 25A. 2024.
HOT TUB
“Like, don’t get me wrong, I love the beaches. Absolutely love them. And, the shops look great. Love the shops. I just—you know—hate the Gold Coast.”
Winner of the Patrick White Playwrights Award, Hot Tub is a tragicomic fever dream set on the Gold Coast during Schoolies Week. Dido, a sad girl from North Queensland, arrives at ‘The Great White’—her estranged family’s crumbling beachside tower—seeking cash for weight-loss surgery in Brazil. When her father refuses, Dido teams up with her scheming twink stepbrother to raise the money online.
Meanwhile, the family's ageing matriarch Eunice discovers she’s a suspect in a criminal investigation, but refuses to sell the building to keep everyone out of jail.
A satirical takedown of Australia’s tasteless upper crust, Hot Tub is packed with explosive secrets, cosmic justice, karaoke, and characters who will stop at nothing to protect their spot on the beach.
Production
Belvoir 25A (2024)
Directed by Riley Spadaro. Design by Grace Deacon.
Cast: Melissa Kahraman (Dido Hunter), Kieran McGrath (Murray Hunter), Diane Smith (Eunice White), Shannon Ryan (Jade Hunter-White), Jack Calver (Reese White), Patrick Jhanur (Macka), Ella Prince (Officer Sheryl).
Award
★ WINNER – Patrick White Playwrights Award (2016)
Praise for Hot Tub
“Shamelessly crass and Aussie to the core, Hot Tub carries many of the great hallmarks which made Hubris & Humiliation such a hit.” – ★★★★ TimeOut
“Treston knows how to create a scenario ripe with possibility and then stuff it full of filthy jokes like a Christmas turkey.” – ★★★★ Cultural Binge
“Playfully pushes the boundaries of taste… with a cheeky smile and dramatic flair that reeks of vodka cruisers and jelly shots.” – Theatre Thoughts