Kathryn Marquet’s dark sci-fi comedy at La Boite explores corporate-funded space travel

August 12, 2026 — 4:08pm

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SECOND COMING ★★★

Roundhouse Theatre (La Boite), until August 22

The success of the recent Ryan Gosling movie Project Hail Mary isn’t hard to fathom given it portrays an interplanetary mission to save humanity that is secular, government-run and managed by smart and ethical people.

Now we have Second Coming by Brisbane playwright Kathryn Marquet, a play that shows how a similar mission might unfold if bankrolled by corporate interests.

In one of those hideous coincidences the universe seems to enjoy, the theatre it’s…

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