Over and Out
Created and performed by Jackson Burling
DETAILS
Dates and Times:
6:30 PM | 17 - 19 September 2025
2:00 PM & 6:30 PM | 20 September 2025Where: BATS Theatre (The Stage), 1 Kent Terrace, Mt Victoria
Duration: 50 minutes
Audience Care: Contains coarse language, mature themes, bright lights, haze, and conversations around suicide/death.
Presented in partnership with BATS Theatre, Wellington City Council and Believable Arts Management.
"NEVER become a truck driver!" - A young Jackson Burling took that advice, avoiding the fork in the road, but now, after a long and gruelling two year slog in the arts industry he must confront that age old question: "why not, Dad?" - and take us along for the ride. In Over and Out, premiering at the 2025 TAHI Festival, Burling brings a real interview, a big character, and even bigger questions to the stage. One actor. 50 minutes. Countless emotional potholes. Along the way, we get a rare look into the gritty, heartfelt, and often-overlooked life of one of Aotearoa’s essential workers: the truck driver. Is the open road calling — or is the stage his true destination? Buckle up. This is verbatim theatre with serious mileage.
CREATIVE TEAM
Actor & Writer: Jackson Burling (he/him)
Director: Simon Leary (he/him)
Producer & Production Manager: Tom Smith (he/him)
Set & Projection Designer: Rebekah de Roo (she/her)
Lighting Designer: Jacob Banks (he/him)
Sound Designer: Oliver Devlin (he/him)
Graphic Designer: Mikayla Strahorn (she/her)
Publicist: Jules McDonald (she/they)
Photographer: Ava O'Brien (she/her)
Operator: Ethan Cranefield (he/him)
Jackson Burling is a 23-year-old performer and theatre-maker based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. A graduate of Te Auaha, he’s already making bold strides in Aotearoa’s theatre scene, with professional stage and screen credits, and a passion for spotlighting overlooked stories. His debut solo show CAUTION WET FLOOR earned him Most Promising Newcomer nominations at the 2023 NZ Fringe and Wellington Theatre Awards.
About Jackson
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