A girl dreams of being a ballerina, then a cowboy, then a CEO. Another hopes to be on playschool. A boy dreams of learning the drums. But its too late for all of that. They’ve grown up. The time has passed….

Or has it?

What if we did it all. Right now. In 60 mins. With nothing but an empty stage. 

And props. LOADS of props.

Hot Lunch’s One Of These Things First is play at its best. Focused around the impossible nature of childhood career dreams, it is an epic, messy work - where disconnected aspirations, stories, and performances collide. As the show bursts into energetic chaos, One Of These Things First succeeds in smashing together disparate elements to create a whole that is imaginative, darkly humorous, and unexpectedly touching.

One Of These Things First is a scrambling exploration of childhood ambitions: ironic and physically demanding, it is a visual feast that endeavours to capture the beauty, challenges, and complexities of pursuing dreams at the age where nothing seems possible anymore.