1&Only

1&Only, their near-fi, bureaucratic, satirical comedy written by Australian writing duo, Gabrielle Scawthorn and Hugo Chiarella (ABC iView, ABC2, Funny or Die, The Big Smoke). The show takes place in 2048. The government has two years left to fulfil their promise of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and so far, nothing has been done. In a last-ditch effort to save the planet, the Minister for Roads, Transport (and climate crisis) has decided to impose a one-child policy on the unwitting public.

Led by a crack team of political strategists and marketing experts, played by Rose Riley (The Curious incident of the Dog in the Nigh time), Isambard Rawbone (If This Is Normal/ Chatback Theatre), Alex Gibson-Giorgio (Rags) Gabrielle Scawthorn (The Apologists) and Directed by Sam Hooper (Death Suits You), the audience will join them in a secret underground vault for an emergency meeting as they brainstorm and blue-sky their way through catchy names, viral videos, subliminal messaging, propaganda pop and mind- control technology in their thankless mission to make the notion of a one-child policy sound like an appealing prospect.

1&Only is a comedic romp about the politics of selling and the selling of politics.