Underground Railroad Game

A pair of teachers discuss the history of race, sex and power in America. "The American duo...exposed how American slave history infiltrates the present." 

Underground Railroad Game is a darkly comedic take on how the post-colonial world has become jaundiced by its racially-charged backstory. With repartee, acuity and nudity, creators and performers Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard interrogate the confusion of arguments and stereotypes that have arisen from the shadows of Western society.

The New York Times heralds it as one of the best, most influential American plays of the last 25 years. Join Malthouse Theatre on this wild ride, conducted by the original 2017 Obie Award-winning company, straight from the USA.

★★★★★

"A SHOW I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT FOR YEARS TO COME"
— The Age

★★★★★

"KIDWELL AND SHEPPARD ARE BOTH SUPERB"
— Time Out (Melbourne)

★★★★½
"ARRESTING AND UNMISSABLE PRODUCTION RIPE FOR OUR TIMES"
— ArtsHub

★★★★½
"[UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME] TAKES ON THE WORLD"
— Limelight Magazine

"IN-ALL-WAYS SENSATIONAL"
— The New York Times