Theatre in Decay is a multi-award winning independent theatre company, which has produced over 30 unfunded original shows in various locations, in venues such as Arts Centre Melbourne, The Store Room, La Mama and Theatreworks, as well as pubs, subways, hotel bedrooms, city rooftops, alleys and inside cars parked on the street.
[1] Theatre in Decay had its most active period between 2000 and 2004, during which time it produced 23 full-scale productions, two cabaret-style reviews, two performance installations, two art exhibitions and two ‘zines.
Significant shows for Theatre in Decay included: Sad Bird-Boy and the Scalpel-Fingered Girl: Created as a support piece to Amanda Palmers' band The Dresden Dolls.
Written by Reid it was originally directed by Ben Harkin and has subsequently been supported by the R. E. Ross Trust Development award, and presented at the 33rd Australian National Playwright Centre’s Conference.
Written in collaboration with playwrights Stephen Sewell, Barry Dickins, Melissa Reeves, Robert Reid and Ben Ellis, the three-act bouffant-influenced performance explored the potential implications of Australia's military involvement using the metaphor of a travelling circus.
[11] Theatre in Decay remains their vehicle for collaboration on site specific, rough, immediate and text based work.