How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?
EXXY (Australian slang for, ‘that’s expensive, mate’) takes us on an epic and tender
journey back to where Dan Daw began – working class, with very little.
Join Dan: A Queer crippled artist on the rise, as he transports us to the Aussie outback to talk about his imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth. With raw honesty and scorching stagecraft, Daw lays bare the pressure of success and the fragile balancing act of self-belief, asking what it costs to stay at the top of your game when you’ve always been made to feel on the outside.
In EXXY, Dan is joined by three extraordinary performers who move like him. Together, they echo, mirror, and multiply his presence, conjuring the tantalising possibility of blending in after a lifetime of standing out.
Visually provocative, emotionally fearless and threaded with humour, EXXY refuses to offer easy answers. Instead, it invites us into the contradictions Dan Daw embodies: bold yet insecure, triumphant yet uncertain, longing for community yet determined to be one of a kind.
Presented by Lowry in partnership with SICK! Festival