crush the bug
Presented by Ruff As Gutz, Performed by Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin and Daniel Nodder
Someone wakes up. It is a working man. They are a bug! Sounds familiar, doesn’t it…
Ruff As Gutz presents: CRUSH THE BUG
A new comedic work created by award-winning theatre makers and clown husbands Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin (MILK saga, ratKing, Buck Scourge: Living Nightmare) and Daniel Nodder (Only Bones – Daniel Nodder, Entry: Encounter, World of WearableArt 2025). These recent alumni from Ecole Philippe Gaulier have concocted a show about metamorphosis, confusion, technology, and humans' great capacity for distractedness.
After travelling to France together to study at École Philippe Gaulier, DAN and SEAN shared a bed and solidified themselves as (platonic?) clown husbands in the city of love. Since returning, they have promptly terrorized their friends and whānau with nonstop jokes, bits and material workshopping. They invite you to experience every single thought they have ever had in their head for the sake of comedy.
PREVIOUS AWARDS
WINNER: Spirit of the Fringe - Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin - (Auckland Fringe 2020)
WINNER: Grand Design Award - ratKing (NZ Fringe 2023)
WINNER: Outstanding Solo Performance - Only Bones - Daniel Nodder (NZ Fringe 2023)
WINNER: Outside the Box Award - Only Bones - Daniel Nodder (San Diego Fringe 2024)
WINNER: Runner Up Best in Fringe - Only Bones - Daniel Nodder (Dunedin Fringe 2025)
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CREATIVE TEAM
Ruff As Gutz Spectacles
Performer & Co-Creator – Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin
Performer & Co-Creator – Daniel Nodder
Production Designer & Technician – Anne Larcom
Marketing & Publicity – Julia Bon McDonald
Sound Design & Composition – Ben Kelly
Photography – Charlie Jewell
