Deep Breath In by Madeleine Border, Luke Diamond and Honor Webster-Mannison was developed and performed as part of Dead Puppet Societies Academy Program at the Brisbane Powerhouse, 2022.

A politician, a donor and a swing voter walk into a bar… only one leaves alive.

When a town’s air quality is so bad that a deep breath can prove lethal, there’s a newfound urgency in the political process. Deep Breath In transforms our system into a dislocated and dysfunctional body. What’s the prognosis for this ailing political body; is it terminal? Or is there a road to recovery?

THEMES: Capitalism, Distribution of Wealth, Climate Change

LENGTH: 20 Minutes

CHARACTER AGES: 18-60

NO. OF CHARACTERS: 6

SUITABLE FOR: Adults

Deep Breath In was first produced as part of the Dead Puppet Society Academy program, it had a work-in-progress showing at the Brisbane Powerhouse in November, 2023.