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This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

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FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Broken Wheel

BROKEN WHEEL follows two parallel nights as a pair of teens prepare to escape their toxic homes. What begins as a familiar struggle—getting to a party—unfolds into a haunting tale of secrets, survival, and identity. As timelines twist and truths emerge, the lines between parent and child blur, revealing a deeper question: can we ever truly break the cycle we were born into? BROKEN WHEEL is a powerful exploration of generational trauma, love, and the cost of trying to be better    
What does it take to break the generational wheel? 

Presented by: Indi Ellison and Nathan Di Giovanni

Indi and Nathan met in the Advanced Diploma of Performance at WAAPA, and whilst pursuing their training, wrote the play BROKEN WHEEL over the course of 2025. The pair developed a strong artistic partnership, bonding over their shared desire to make theatre that allows audiences to truly escape, to be immersed in new realities and find a part of themselves somewhere within the words. Bringing theatre, film and television experience from Sydney, London and New York, as well as world class training from WAAPA, Indi and Nathan are extremely excited to bring their world premiere of BROKEN WHEEL to FRINGE PERTH 2026. Simplicity Complexified.
Theatre & Performance • Drama
Western Australia • World Premiere
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Family friendly: No
Loud Noises
Drug Use
Mental Health
Sexual References
Coarse Language: Frequent

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Presented by: Indi Ellison and Nathan Di Giovanni

Indi and Nathan met in the Advanced Diploma of Performance at WAAPA, and whilst pursuing their training, wrote the play BROKEN WHEEL over the course of 2025. The pair developed a strong artistic partnership, bonding over their shared desire to make theatre that allows audiences to truly escape, to be immersed in new realities and find a part of themselves somewhere within the words. Bringing theatre, film and television experience from Sydney, London and New York, as well as world class training from WAAPA, Indi and Nathan are extremely excited to bring their world premiere of BROKEN WHEEL to FRINGE PERTH 2026. Simplicity Complexified.

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