Alex Hines & Sarah Stafford

Melbourne Comedy Festival

Malthouse Theatre

Apr 7, 2026 to Apr 19, 2026

6:15pm (Sun 5:15pm)

$25 - $38


Brisbane Comedy Festival

Brisbane Powerhouse

May 21, 2026 to May 24, 2026

6:45pm (Sun 5:45pm)

$30 - $38


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Birds

Slip Slop Slap. It’s the end of the world b!tch.

Shayna, a wealthy five-time divorcee, and Beverley, a mother of 12 boys, have come to the beach to escape their lives. Itty bitty bikinis, big hair and the radio blasting Smyle and Smacki-O, this is paradise. They relax in their deck chairs, chain smoking their way through conversations about the cutthroat world of tupperware and the unparalleled ingenuity of Holey Moley putt putt golf. Birds fall from the sky, the sea levels rise, the world is ending – but they’ve got their heads in the sand.

BIRDS – come for the tan, stay for the end of days. BYO beach towel xoxo.


Winner – Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe 2025

‘A decent into suburban absurdism.’ ★★★★ The Age 

‘A Lynchian fever dream.’ ★★★★½ The Age 

‘On a totally different celestial plane.’ ★★★★ Beat Magazine 

‘Surreal, astute and dark.’ ★★★★ Time Out

‘A wondrous and chaotic world.’ ★★★★ Fest Mag

‘Roller coaster of existential dread-dream of a show.’ ★★★★ ArtsHub


Alex Hines & Sarah Stafford create camp Australian gothic comedies under the name Sons of Susan. They are a multi-award-winning collective working in comedy, theatre and performance art in both Brisbane and Melbourne.