SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL 2021

14 SEPTEMBER – 2 OCTOBER

 

WHEN
Tue 14 Sep – Fri 17 Sep 7.30pm
Sat 18 Sep 2pm & 7:30pm
Sun 19 Sep 2pm & 5pm
Tue 21 Sep – Wed 22 Sep 7:30pm

TICKET PRICES
Full $25 I Concession $20

Tickets will go on sale soon via the Sydney Fringe Festival website

THE PARK

BY SIMON THOMSON

“I like this place. It scares me as well. Weird energy.”

A small group of characters traverse a park, accosted by both the fantastical and the earthly. What terrors are brutally real, and what are imagined? And how do they deal with the consequences of their journeys as narrative threads reveal themselves to be increasingly intertwined?

In our collective psyches, parks are places of fun and relaxation during the day but take on darker, more threatening aspects at night. The benign becomes sinister as the sun goes down.

Etched in magic realism, this new Australian play combines humour and horror to explore themes of social anxiety, physical and psychological violence, and infidelity.

Shortlisted for The Silver Gull Play Award 2020.

World premiere, produced by New Theatre

CREATIVE TEAM
Director Jess Davis

CAST
To be announced

Image: © Shchus/Shutterstock

WHEN
Thu 23 Sep – Fri 24 Sep 7:30pm
Sat 25 Sep 2pm & 7:30pm
Sun 26 Sep 5pm
Tue 28 Sep – Sat 2 Oct 7:30pm

TICKET PRICES
Full $25 I Concession $20

Tickets will go on sale soon via the Sydney Fringe Festival website

THE CHOCOLATE ROSTER

BY BROOKE ROBINSON

“I know how you feel about praline, but not your son.”

In the small regional NSW town of Dorewick, Toni and Jane have set up a support group for mothers who’ve lost children to suicide. They meet weekly above the local pub, to share their experiences and a rotating selection of chocolate.

But numbers are falling, and Toni has resorted to subterfuge to boost membership: she’s started promoting the group as a social meet-up for childless women over thirty. When prospective new member Eliza arrives, hoping for fun outings, she soon finds herself trapped in a lie, inventing a dead daughter to fit in. However, the truth comes out, and the group implodes in a storm of resentment and recriminations.

It takes a freak accident for the women to band together to overcome their differences and find the purpose and friendship they’ve sought all along.

This warm, moving, gently funny new Australian play balances darkness and truth to present a very honest portrayal of community and healing. 

World premiere, produced by New Theatre

CREATIVE TEAM
Director Emma Whitehead

CAST
To be announced

Image: © Malyutin Nikita/Shutterstock