Marginalia with No Drama Drama Club

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📢 About the Show
Acclaimed theatre company Pummel Squad returns with a new play adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story ‘The Nose’. The play explores vanity, shamelessness, and the limits of satire in a world beyond parody.

On the same day a barber faces unjust punishment, Major Pepsi wakes to find his nose has vanished and taken on a life of its own. What follows is a madcap quest to reclaim Pepsi’s nose, featuring a dazzling array of characters, bureaucratic humor, a monstrous police force, and a parliament of clowns. As for the barber? Who cares about him!

Directed by Katy Maudlin with a stellar cast including AYA, Alexandra Aldrich, and Molly Holohan, Marginalia is a shameless examination of privilege, saving face, and the consequences of our actions.

🗣️ “Pummel Squad have gained a reputation for their wild, physical, silly, cartoonish, hilarious, idiosyncratic, poor theatre over the last few years… I finally understand all the superlatives that have been thrown their way.” - Keith Gow, Theatre First

For more details about the show and content warnings, visit the Marginalia ticketing page.

ℹ️ Access
Check out the fortyfivedownstairs website for access info. If you have specific concerns, feel free to get in touch with us; we’re here to help!

If you can no longer attend the show, please let us know so we can try to find someone to buy your ticket.

⏳ Schedule

• 4:30 PM — Meet out front for introductions and ticket organization. Spare N95 masks will be available if needed.
• 5:00 PM — Show begins.
• 6:20 PM — Show ends, followed by a short break.
• 6:30 PM — No Drama Drama Club discussion starts.
• 7:20 PM — Event wraps up.

💬 The Post-show Discussion
Pummel Squad’s work plays with theatrical form, and post-show discussions will include creating a review with a twist!

This event is hosted on the unceded land of the Kulin nations. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. If you’re a settler like us, consider contributing to their legacy.