20 January – 14 February

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

Glowing red digital clock-style graphic showing “23:59” above the word “DEADLINES” on a black background, evoking a ticking final moment.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Deadlines

From the award-winning team behind 2024's The Optimist comes a brand new one-act play: Deadlines. 

A dark comedy set in everyone's favourite place to be (the office), Deadlines explores the highs and lows, the thrills* and spills** of the best hours of our day - work. The trouble is, the next deadline for our everyman heroes might just be their last. In fact, it almost certainly will be. The boss has just announced... The end of the world? 

Faced with impending doom, the staff grapple with their mortality, their isolation, and - of course - the report that's due at 2:15 PM. But that's fine, right? We've all still got time.

Don't we?

*Thrills not guaranteed
**Spills are almost certainly guaranteed

Presented by: Beilby, Gipson and Koch

Theatre & Performance • Theatre
Western Australia • World Premiere
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: MA15+
Family friendly: No
Loud Noises
Coarse Language: Occasional

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References to death

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Presented by: Beilby, Gipson and Koch