The Terrifyingly Adorable Possibility that Someone Understands You
Shortlisted for the 2026 Adam NZ Play Award, The Terrifyingly Adorable Possibility… is a sharp, heartfelt romantic comedy asking the question: What happens when the girl who once declared her love for you on Myspace walks back into your life twenty years later?
Harriet met Winter in 2005. “Met” is a loose term. They “met” on Myspace. Don’t pretend you don’t remember the horror… The birth of carefully curated selfies, HTML-coding for profile pages, jet-black hair (and nails, and souls), Top 8 friend rankings, and everyone’s first Myspace friend, Tom. They were dramatic, idealistic, eyeliner-heavy teenagers who started something they had no idea they were never going to be able to finish.
Set against the vibrant absurdity of the Armageddon Expo, The Terrifyingly Adorable Possibility… features seven actors, across 20-something characters, in a queer, Kiwi comedy about timing, reinvention, and the terrifyingly adorable possibility that some connections don’t fade.
This play focuses on the importance of writing our own stories even when the universe insists that someone else hold the pen. And celebrates the families we’re born into, the families we create along the way, and the weird breadcrumb trail our younger selves leave behind.
This play contains:
Discussions of sexuality, queer relationships, and polyamory
References to online communication, nostalgia, and teenage emotional intensity
Mild sexual references and adult language
Themes of jealousy, emotional vulnerability, and relationship uncertainty
Depictions of past emotional confusion and coming-out experiences
While the tone is comedic and warm, the play explores honest emotional stakes around love, identity, and navigating relationships outside traditional norms.
