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 a performance about small things. A show about chance. About things too small to be seen. About family. About history. About biology. About destiny.

A young boy is diagnosed with a rare genetic abnormality - a micro duplication and micro deletion of one part of one chromosome. This abnormality is of unknown origin and of "uncertain clinical significance'.

A man writes a genetic watch list - things to monitor as he enters middle age.

Hemochromatosis. Glaucoma. Gout. Heart disease. A rare genetic rejection of the anti-malarial drug Primaquin.

Small things.

This is a show about small things.

This is a show about biology and destiny.

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.