SMALLER

Next date: Saturday, 07 November 2026 | 07:30 PM to 08:30 PM

A man in front of a black background with a close up of his face and his palm raised.

SMALLER is an extremely personal solo performance from theatre maker David Williams about biology and destiny.

Accidents, choices and serendipitous moments across three generations. Tiny moments with enormous reverberations. Things with knowable histories. Things deemed ‘de novo’: “From nowhere”.

SMALLER is storytelling theatre that interweaves family history, overlapping migration stories, genetic science, the history of DNA, and the experience of parenting a child with an invisible disability in a time of great uncertainty.

It’s a show about big things that are too small to be seen.

This work was supported by Kingston Arts' Performing Arts Development Program. Read an interview with David Williams about the show.

About David Williams

David Williams is a leading Australian theatre artist whose productions open spaces for public conversation about political and social issues.

Hi is currently the Co-Founder and Director of Alternate Facts Pty Ltd.

He was the Curator of ATF 2015: MAKING IT, and has worked for 20 years as a director, writer, producer, dramaturg, and performer for companies across Australia.

David was the founder and artistic leader of the performance group version 1.0, and co-created and produced all of the company’s work from 1998-2021. He holds a PhD from UNSW.

Credits

David Williams Writer and performer.

Gail Priest Sound artist.

Julian Dibley-Hall Director.

Suzie Franke Producer.

An Alternative Facts production.

This production was co-commissioned by Gasworks Arts Park, Burrinja Cultural Centre and City of Kingston through the Small Gems Consortium. The development of SMALLER was proudly supported by Kingston Arts through the Magnify: Performing Arts Development Program, and by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room program. A work-in progress version of SMALLER was commissioned by Take Over! 2020, a partnership between Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Fringe.