# Event Details

- **Event Name**: LETDOWN
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: “Colombo’s honest character is charmingly comical” - Theatreview

Letdown is an intimate, sharp-edged theatre work exploring the postpartum experience as it is rarely portrayed: raw, funny, frightening, and deeply human.

Drawing on letters written by Marea during late-night breastfeeding sessions, the work weaves together personal reflection, feminist history, and cultural myth to ask what happens when joy and terror arrive in the same body at the same time. Through stand-up–style comedy, surreal storytelling, and moments of creeping psychological horror, Letdown explores exhaustion, identity loss, bodily vulnerability, and the unspoken expectations placed on new mothers.

Laughter sits beside dread; tenderness collides with rage.

This is not a gentle birth story. It is a love letter, a warning, and a survival guide – written in milk, sweat, and dark humour – for anyone who has given birth, supported someone who has, or wondered why we do not talk about this part of life out loud.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dunedin/letdown/200030756611826
- **Event Categories**: Art, health-wellness, fine-arts, Theatre, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dunedin
- **state**: OT
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: New Athenaeum Theatre
- **lat**: -45.8747
- **long**: 170.50372
- **full address**: New Athenaeum Theatre, 23 The Octagon, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand, Dunedin

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: LETDOWN
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/9b402a23b8a42e6c2d5a186f896e73646f2eb24ef77a73c0ed656a2d2fad49f5-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8e818-gmir?v=1791444212

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is LETDOWN being held?
  - **A:** LETDOWN takes place on Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at New Athenaeum Theatre, 23 The Octagon, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand, Dunedin.
- **Q**: Who is organizing LETDOWN?
  - **A:** LETDOWN is organized by TAHI Ōtepoti.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** LETDOWN is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dunedin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If LETDOWN sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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