“Afterglow” Brings Its Raw, Three-Man Love Story To The Stage In Australia
If you like theatre that gets close, fast, Afterglow is worth knowing about. The play by S. Asher Gelman opened its Australian premiere season in Melbourne last week before it heads up to Sydney.
What Afterglow is about…
It starts with a clear setup. Josh and Alex are married and in an open relationship. They invite Darius into their bed for one night, and it does not stay “just one night” for long. The connection shifts. Boundaries get tested. Everyone has a different definition of love, loyalty and trust, and those definitions collide.
So what happens when attraction turns into something heavier, and nobody can agree on the rules?
Who’s in the cast…
The Australian cast is led by Julian Curtis as Alex, Matthew Mitcham as Josh, and Matthew Predny as Darius, with Will Lonsdale listed as swing.
What the show is saying, without preaching.
Gelman has been open about where the story came from. In a statement shared ahead of the premiere, he said the play began as “an attempt to make sense of a painful chapter” tied to “loving more than one person.”
Before you go…
The production listing notes it is for ages 18+ and includes full frontal nudity and scenes of a sexual nature, plus coarse language and theatrical haze. Some reviews have described the play as “Funny and sensual” and “Achingly beautiful.”
The season begins at Chapel Off Chapel from 30 January to 21 February 2026. Then it moves to Eternity Playhouse from 26 February to 22 March 2026.
