By Ash Flanders, Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy, 2020, Griffin Theatre Company, 2022

After taking a job as a legal transcriptionist, writer and performer Ash Flanders begins unpicking the transcript of his own life.  What emerges is a decidedly personal monologue that examines creation, death and what makes us who we are.

End Of. will have you in stitches as Ash follows his turbulent river of poor choices back to it’s source – his heavy-drinking, chain-smoking mother. No singing, no dancing, just a hell of a funny story. End of.

Critically acclaimed, the original season of End Of. was sadly cut short due to COVID-19 health concerns in Australia. The work returned in 2022 as part of Griffin Theatre Company’s Main Season. The production was nominated for 2 Green Room Awards including Best Production and Best Performer (Ash Flanders).

The Griffin Theatre Company season was critically acclaimed and the season extended due to popular demand, selling out in its final weeks.

Writer and Performer: Ash Flanders
Director: Stephen Nicolazzo
Set and Costume Design: Nathan Burmeister
Lighting Design: Rachel Burke
Sound Design: Tom Backhaus

★★★★★ “There is no ‘end of’ laughs. Discerning. Masterful. Brilliant brand of high brow humour.” Lyn Zelen, Theatre People.

★★★★1/2 “A gem of a performance. Fierce, funny and poignant. It doesnt disappoint” Michael Balfour, Arts Hub

★★★★ “Unmissable…delivered with such honesty and raw anguish it took my breath away” Joyce Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald

★★★★ “Magnetic and utterly persuasive” Suzy Wrong, Suzy Goes See.

★★★★ “It’s so funny and clever and heart-rending – the audience were twisting in knots over whether to laugh, cry or vomit; mostly it was all three.” Juliana Payne, Theatre Thoughts

★★★★ "“Fleet in wit, cattily ironic in his observations, he’s a self-aware diva of the absurd, with a manic whim to plunge with theatrical flourish into gallows humour. You will find yourself cackling more than once.” Kate Prendergast, Limelight Magazine