AustLit

'At the crime scene of a young girl found brutally murdered & on the day her murderer awaits his verdict for the crime, two forensic cleaners arrive to clear what remains - a jaded older woman at the end of her rope & a young Muslim boy working his first contract. What follows is an intimate two-hander that brings the pairs morals, cultures & secrets to the forefront.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'On the steps of Swedish Parliament, a young girl sits and looks at the stars while the world watches. On the other side of the world, another girl, Izzy, is caught between a firestorm and a media storm that threaten everything she knows. Do these girls have bright and wonderful futures, or is the world a lost cause?

'Set against the 2020 Australian fires, 'Very Happy Children' explores with humour & compassion climate change activism, young love, and uncertain futures through the lens of fire & water.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Violet is sent to stay with her father in the small town of Rosehill. Her new stepmother and stepsisters are strangely perfect, the town is over the top, sickly sweet in a gated community. Violet knows there is something wrong, no one is this happy or perfect all the time. There is a dark secret lurking, will Violet be too late to solve the mystery and save the town?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A storm has come to town. The power is out. And Colin hasn't come home yet. Film noir absurdism meets Riverdale & Veronica Mars in this mystery / soap opera.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Lance Loosely wants nothing more than to fit in with his peers at school, but when his classmates push him too far, he seeks revenge by releasing a deadly virus into the classroom. Will Jazz and Mike find out the truth, before it is too late?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Tom is 8, cheeky and out of control. Mum's inherited coping mechanisms don't work and for a boy who “isn’t bad enough to be diagnosed”, there isn’t any support. Change is unmanageable in a crisis so now it's survival. For Sarah, there must be light at the end of the tunnel, at any cost. Parenting is hard, there's no rule book, no one is perfect, she gave birth to him so she knows best and he knows she loves him, she told him so.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'A combination of hip hop, afro-beat, R'n'B, installation art, animation, theatre and multimedia, The Deep North is a celebration of the African Australian diaspora.

'Developed by triple J Unearthed hip hop artist Gabriel 'DyspOra' Akon, renowned Adelaide MC Stephen Tongun, poet, dancer, singer Pontsho Nthupi and playwright Matt Hawkins (Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy), The Deep North tells the story of Jasmine Mutesa who has to choose between a scholarship at one of Adelaide's most prestigious schools and keeping her family from falling apart in Port Augusta. It is an entertaining and empowering story about finding your voice and the meaning of home.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

''Meltdown' is an anthology of stories built into an immersive theatre experience, exploring humanity and connection through the voices of young people. 'Meltdown' was inspired by conversations with students during the COVID-19 pandemic.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'An intimate one-woman performance, workshop and cultural sharing developed by proud Kaurna-Narungga performance maker Devi Telfer from her acclaimed 2015 theatre work SONG the story of a girl, a bird and a teapot. Devi has devised an innovative approach to storytelling which combines performance with sharing and discovery. Led by a woman called Song, the audience engages with small stones to create place, mood, time and space, entering into a journey of identity which touches on childhood, growing up, disconnection, belonging and hope. The spirit of the story weaves its way through and around the people in the space, until they become inseparable. No two performances are quite the same.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'A Russian and an Australian walk into a bar in Moscow. Neither are who they say they are.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'It's 7:30pm and the family sits up for dinner. How was your day? Was it busy at work? Do you really think you should be drinking that much? Family secrets, motivations and opinions are heard loud and clear. Politics and misogyny take their place at the table alongside fears and hopes.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'When William Shakespeare travels back in time to ancient Rome to research his newest play he unwittingly finds himself a prime suspect in the murder of Julius Caesar. He and his faithful sidekick Cardenio are forced to use all their tact and cunning to evade the villainous senator Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who's desperate to throw the 'dirty foreigner' to the lions, and the trenchcoat-clad Inspector Detectivus of the Roman Politizia, who's hell-bent on cracking the case of the century.

'Grab your swords and sandals and strap in for a fast, furious roller-coaster ride through space and time. This is ancient history like you've never seen before!'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.