Lunchbox Theatre’s new absurdist comedy looks at love, stuff, and what our order history says about us
Posted Mar 26, 2026 11:10 am.
Do you ever receive a parcel for something you forgot you even ordered?
It’s like a present from your past self! Or maybe you’re one of those rare humans who still buys everything in person?
Whatever your stance on online shopping and consumerism, Lunchbox Theatre’s Thank You For Your Order will probably make you crack up.
It is another world premiere production as part of Lunchbox’s 51st season.
The script leans into modern society’s roughshod online shopping and the strange comfort of receiving a delivery.
The play follows a distribution‑centre employee who falls in love with a man based on his purchase history.
She decides they are soulmates, ships herself to his front door, discovers he has a girlfriend, and somehow ends up living with them.
Director Jacqueline Russell calls it, “A big absurdist comedy about stuff and our obsession with stuff, and also how sometimes stuff can give real meaning and identity to life, but also how it’s ridiculous that we can click, order, and in two seconds something arrives at our door, and maybe that’s not good for us.”
The woman in the box, Jocelyn, is played by Katelyn Morishita.
Russell describes her as “a rare bird… zany, wacky, but also really wise in a way, like a wise fool… there’s a purity to her that she sees the world in a completely different way.”
She is set in opposition to Zara, played by Annisha Plesche, who is actively working against consumerism and living in a state of anxiety about the fate of the world.
Matty, played by David Feehan, is the tip of the love triangle, unsure of who he is, what is happening. But, very in love with a pair of macaw bookends.
There is also a fourth character you may recognize, a glowing orb AI force called Alexa, voiced by Lunchbox Theatre’s artistic director Bronwyn Steinberg.
Hijinx ensue, and as the play progresses, boxes collect.
Russell says the production team spent months collecting them from everywhere they could, including other theatres’ recycling bins.
The play asks the big question gently sitting in most of our homes:
Do we actually need all this stuff?
The characters argue about minimalism, ethics, consumption, and whether possessing things can genuinely bring joy.
You may feel called out.
Thank You For Your Order is one hour long and plays through to April 4, with both noon hour and evening performances.
Tickets here.
