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Off-Broadway News Burnout Paradise to Return Off-Broadway

In a race against time, four performers on treadmills perform an escalating series of tasks as they try to get a long to-do list finished.

Pony Cam in Burnout Paradise Emilio Madrid

Following hit engagements across the globe, Burnout Paradise will return Off-Broadway for an extended engagement at the Astor Place Theatre.

Created and performed by the award-winning Australian theater collective Pony Cam, the show will begin previews on February 18, 2026, with opening night set for March 5. The limited engagement is scheduled to run through June 28. 

The piece previously premiered in North America at Brooklyn's St. Ann’s Warehouse, kicking off St. Ann's 45th anniversary season.

In Burnout Paradise, Pony Cam welcomes audiences with a simple question: can the four performers complete a dizzying array of challenges while collectively running 20 kilometers on treadmills before their time runs out? The four runners carry out a variety of absurd activities, from preparing a three-course meal, to washing their hair, to reciting Hamlet’s soliloquy, to walking the dog and picking up its poop, to writing and submitting an arts grant, and more. If they fail (and, they often do) they offer the audience their money back. Originating in Australia, the Parrot Ox–produced production previously played the Edinburgh Fringe.

Burnout Paradise is performed by Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub, and Hugo Williams. The Astor Place production will feature scenic and video design by Jim Findlay (Measure for Measure) and Pony Cam, lighting design by Dans Maree Sheehan (Elevator Repair Service), and sound design by Tony winner Cody Spencer (The Outsiders). General Management is by Baseline Theatrical.

For more information, visit BurnoutParadise.com.

 
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