Gasworks season, Theatre
Gasworks, David Williams

SMALLER
An Alternative Facts production

October 30, 2026

SMALLER is an extremely personal solo performance from theatre maker David Williams about biology and destiny.

Accidents, choices and serendipitous moments across three generations. Tiny moments with enormous reverberations. Things with knowable histories. Things deemed  ‘de novo’: “From nowhere”.

SMALLER is storytelling theatre that interweaves family history, overlapping migration stories, genetic science, the history of DNA, and the experience of parenting a child with an invisible disability in a time of great uncertainty. It’s a show about big things that are too small to be seen.

Writer & Performer: David Williams

Director: Julian Dibley-Hall

Composer & Sound Designer: Gail Priest

Producer: Suzie Franke

Stage Manager: Stacey Brown

Acknowledgments

This production was co-commissioned by Gasworks Creative Precinct, Burrinja Cultural Centre and City of Kingston, through the Small Gems Consortium. The development of SMALLER was proudly supported by Kingston Arts through the Magnify: Performing Arts Development, and by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room program. A work-in progress version of SMALLER was commissioned by Take Over! 2020, a partnership between Arts Centre Melbourne & Melbourne Fringe.

Ticketing Notes

Companion Card Holder tickets are available. To book, please contact the Gasworks Front Desk on (03) 8606 4200 during office hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm.

 
Event details
Dates
Friday, October 30 7:00pm - 8:00pm
tickets
Full $35
Wheelchair Accessible Seat $30
Concession $30
Location
Gasworks Main Theatre
Running time
60 mins
accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
warnings
Contains coarse language and mental health references.