Pony Cam are an Australian theatre collective based in Melbourne. They are known for their postdramatic, experimental stage productions across Australia and North America.
History Pony Cam grew out of a collaboration of five friends who met at Victorian College of the Arts. Their lineup consists of original members Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub, and Hugo Williams. Pony Cam emphasize a non-hierarchal structure and creation process: "We’re a collective, which in-and-of-itself is a binding idea, because it means you resist the pull of hierarchy. So instead of having a director, or a writer, or even a leader, we co-author everything."
In 2024, Pony Cam premiered their theatrical production Burnout Paradise—a show in which four Pony Cam members complete tasks on treadmills within an allotted time frame—at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. After touring the show across Ireland and North America, including a stop in Brooklyn at St. Ann's Warehouse, they settled down Off-Broadway in the Astor Place Theatre for a three-month run in 2026, following Blue Man Group’s 30-year-long residency at the venue.
Themes Pony Cam productions center around themes of capitalism, community, intergenerationality, feminism, sexuality, and the realities of working in the performing arts. Their productions tend to feature elements of audience participation, improvisation, contemporary clowning, postdramatic theatre, and devised theatre, and frequently take place in non-traditional spaces, such as car parks or libraries.
Theatrical productions +YearShowLocationNotes2020A Red SquareN/AVirtual-only performance during COVID-19 pandemic.2021Paradise LotsNorthland Shopping Centre, MelbourneDrive By ParadiseLa Mama Theatre, Melbourne2022Anything You Can DoDarebin Fuse Festival, DarebinParadise LotsThe Drum Theatre, DandenongGrand Theft TheatreMelbourne Fringe Festival, MelbourneParadise LotsGet It While It's HotAbbotsford Convent, Abbotsford2023Anything You Can DoChalice Hall, DarebinThis is Not Going to Go WellState Library Of Victoria, MelbourneAnd Then There Was NightThe Drum Theatre, DandenongPerformed in several streets, shops, and restaurants across Dandenong.Snake Eats HeadN/AAudio-only performance.Grand Theft TheatreSt Ambrose Hall, BrunswickBoobs in SpaceLa Mama Theatre, MelbourneAll of This Could Be YoursDarebin Fuse Festival, DarebinBurnout ParadiseMelbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne2024Paradise LotsPlatform Arts, GeelongGrand Theft TheatreAdelaide Festival, AdelaideFeastMelbourne Fringe Festival, MelbourneBurnout ParadiseSt. Ann's Warehouse, New York2025Anything You Can DoAustralian tourThe OrchardMalthouse Theatre, MelbourneBurnout ParadiseIrish & North American tour2026Astor Place Theatre, New York kinda like thatFall for Dance Festival, New York City Center, New York
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