Long Drive Together by Neptune Henriksen (2022 - 2024)
Two friends. Fifteen years. One road trip.
From critically acclaimed writer/director Neptune Henriksen, comes a frank and heartfelt play about the beauty of intersectional friendship, second coming-of-age, and moving through grief.
Long Drive Together is the story of two high school friends, who reunite after years apart, now thirty years old, to road trip from Adelaide to country NSW. The pair’s destination is their home town, and the grave of their mutual friend. An attempt to honour her on the fifteen year anniversary of her death by suicide.
Along the way the pair joyfully reminisce, discuss tough realities, and wonder if they’re still as close as they once were.
Content Notes
Themes of: teen suicide, past suicidal ideation; depression, bipolar, isolation; prolonged emotional abuse, queerphobia, developmental/childhood trauma
Frequent high impact course language
Mentions of sexuality & BDSM
Frequent lighting changes (no strobe)
Sudden loud music
Audience Feedback
“Subtle, real, relateable, nostalgic, and brought me to tears”
Toyer, Audience Member
“It was so beautiful. It made me ugly cry”
Gretchen, Audience Member
“Hilarious, heartfelt and a superb exploration of friendship, gender, and Blink-182”
Lauren Bok, Melbourne Comedian
Truly an amazing piece of art”
Saph, Audience Member
Seasons
Melbourne Fringe Festival, 2023
Midsumma Festival, 2024
Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2024