Director Cassandra Gray and I were interested in creating a set that would symbolise society's tendency to use creature comforts as distractions from pressing global issues. The cafe setting, initially a slice-of-life depiction of a modern interior with an espresso machine-equipped counter, continually subverts audience expectations as the play progresses. The counter, designed to break apart into separate wheeled units, allows performers to reconfigure the space for dynamic performance platforms and new spatial configurations, reflecting the play's shifts between the real world and stylised theatricality. As the cafe is metaphorically 'eaten up' by nature during the climactic sequence, mirroring the characters' denial, secret panels pop open to reveal dirt and vegetation spilling out, manifesting the world's rupturing and unravelling.

To accommodate the show's tour of small regional venues with varying technical infrastructure, the set was designed to be self-contained, fit into a cage trailer, and be quickly bumped in by the small touring crew, demonstrating the design's adaptability and the problem-solving skills employed to create a compelling visual narrative while meeting the unique challenges of a regional tour.