FACT FILE: find out more about the creative powerhouse behind EXXY
Tue 30 Sep, 2025
How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?
Dan Daw, a Queer, crippled dance artist, is feeling the pressure to stay at the top of his game after the smash-hit world tour of his last show, The Dan Daw Show.
Audacious, vulnerable and tender, Exxy (Aussie slang for “that’s expensive mate”) is about imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth. Set against the backdrop of the Australian outback, Exxy takes us back to where Dan began – working class, with very little – to reflect on how far he has come.
Joined by three performers who walk and talk like him, Dan is comforted by the possibility of finally being able to blend in after a lifetime of standing out.
Part of Transform 25 international performance festival: transformfestival.org
The Dan Daw Creative Projects (DDCP) team has developed Pre-Show Access as an added benefit for any audience members who come to EXXY who may need additional information to be comfortable in the space and enjoy the performance.
This includes, but is not limited to audience members who are visually impaired, neurodivergent, d/Deaf or audiences who identify as physically disabled.
Pre-Show Access is an informal, drop-in session before every performance.
There is no need to book – just turn up to Leeds Playhouse between 6–6.45pm on Wed 22 and Thu 23 Oct.
Please note some elements of pre-show access are only available for the first 30 minutes as detailed below.
The session is run by the DDCP team and includes:
*these elements are only available for the first 30 minutes of pre-show access until the performance space closes for the performers to warm up.
The information is available in written and digital forms for anyone who prefers not to have a conversation with DDCP staff.
If you have a question about pre-show access, you can contact us at hello@dandawcreative.com and Transform at info@transformfestival.org.
To book a headset to access the Audio Description, please email Brad brad@transformfestival.org with ‘Audio Description booking’ in the subject and let us know what show you’d like to book a headset for. This will then be available for you to collect at the venue.
For EXXY you can book a ticket with a wheelchair space online.
MAJOR FUNDERS
Principal Partner
Principal Access Partner