Campaign Image by Abraham de Souza
HOUSE OF ROT
By Dino Dimitriadis & Victoria Falconer
18 June 2026 – 20 June 2026 Merlyn Theatre
beauty fades. madness sings.
Malthouse Theatre, Green Door Theatre Company,
Cabaret Adaption Song Cycle
HOW DO WE FEND OFF THE ROT WHEN EVERYTHING IS CAVING IN?
Starring Paul Capsis and Adam Noviello, HOUSE OF ROT is a cabaret invocation: part unholy communion, part elegy in heels. Created by director Dino Dimitriadis and musical director Victoria Falconer this premiere work weaves original compositions with new interpretations of known songs both contemporary and classic to reckon with legacy, survival, and the spaces we inherit when no one’s looking.
HOUSE OF ROT is inspired (loosely, dangerously) by Grey Gardens, the documentary that introduced the world to Big and Little Edie; two eccentric recluses who lived in a house slowly falling in on itself.
Because maybe there’s a way to live inside collapse. Because grief and fury, if left untouched, will eat through the floor.
Cast
Creatives
Co-Creator & Director
Co-Creator, Musical Director & Co-Sound Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Co-Sound Designer
Dramaturg & Producer (Green Door)
Production & Stage Manager
Acknowledgements
Malthouse Theatre presents a Green Door Theatre Company production.