The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…
And What Will People Say?

Sydney Fringe Festival: And What Will People Say?

Pottery Lane Performance Space 1 Pottery Ln, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
A powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty, cultural depth, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. What happens when silence is survival—but speaking out is freedom? And What Will People Say? is an electrifying 60-minute immersive theatre experience…
The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…
And What Will People Say?

Sydney Fringe Festival: And What Will People Say?

Pottery Lane Performance Space 1 Pottery Ln, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
A powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty, cultural depth, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. What happens when silence is survival—but speaking out is freedom? And What Will People Say? is an electrifying 60-minute immersive theatre experience…
Soul of Possum by Brodie Murray

Brodie Murray: Soul of Possum by Brodie Murray

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
It’s 1853 on the Murray River. Swan Hill (Victoria), Wamba Wamba country. As the wildlife flees through the bush from an unseen threat, three Wamba Wamba warriors – Wirramanda, Warru and Dindi – must survive a cat-and-mouse chase across country to warn their people of the oncoming colonialists. Led by…
The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…
And What Will People Say?

Sydney Fringe Festival: And What Will People Say?

Pottery Lane Performance Space 1 Pottery Ln, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia
A powerful fusion of Indian dance, music, and poetry, this immersive theatre work confronts domestic violence with raw honesty, cultural depth, and the courage to discuss uncomfortable truths. What happens when silence is survival—but speaking out is freedom? And What Will People Say? is an electrifying 60-minute immersive theatre experience…
Soul of Possum by Brodie Murray

Brodie Murray: Soul of Possum by Brodie Murray

fortyfivedownstairs 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
It’s 1853 on the Murray River. Swan Hill (Victoria), Wamba Wamba country. As the wildlife flees through the bush from an unseen threat, three Wamba Wamba warriors – Wirramanda, Warru and Dindi – must survive a cat-and-mouse chase across country to warn their people of the oncoming colonialists. Led by…
Coriolanus

Bell Shakespeare: Coriolanus

Arts Centre Melbourne Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Road, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Coriolanus is a ferocious warrior and defender of Rome. But his contempt for the public, and his refusal to play the political game, see him banished from the city he once protected. When he joins forces with his former enemy to seek vengeance against Rome, the fate of the city,…
The Cardinal Rules

Sydney Fringe Festival: The Cardinal Rules

PACT 107 Railway Parade, Erskineville, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane! Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When…

Sydney Opera House: Grug and the Rainbow

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow. Featuring exquisite puppetry and heart-warming humour back to delight audiences, this smash hit is not one to miss…

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