20 January – 14 February

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

a person with scruffy ginger hair and glasses looks towards the bottom of the image, where golden light emanates from an off-screen light source he is holding. he is wearing a yellow shirt and brown dungarees.
a person with scruffy ginger hair, a yellow shirt and brown dungarees sits on the floor, mid-conversation with three other people who sit surrounding him. over the top of the left side of the image reads the heading 'play.' in large serif font, and the subheading 'a show about play... for grown ups.' in a smaller handwritten font.
a person with scruffy ginger hair, a yellow shirt and brown dungarees holds a basket towards three audience members, who are laughing and reaching inside. over the right side of the image is a list of accolades from previous shows: a weekly award laurel from adelaide fringe, two five star reviews and one four star review from fringefeed.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

play.

part theatre, part game, ‘play.’ is a show about play… for grownups. 

armed with a book of stories, a box of games, and a spark too bright to smother, robbie is looking for someone to play with.

‘play.’ weaves play into performance to share the stories of the games we once played, and the ones we still do. bursting with energy, award-winning director and performer robbie fieldwick creates a playground to delight, connect, and reignite the spark of play. 

from the creators of ‘prometheus.’, ‘all the stars.’ & ‘heartbeat.':

WINNER Adelaide Fringe 2025 Weekly Award

★★★★★ Fringefeed 2023
★★★★★ Fringefeed 2024
★★★★ Fringefeed 2025

“Aster’s script is a thing of beauty.” - The List
“Staggeringly brave.” - Perth Theatre Reviews
“The most authentic and honest performance I’ve seen this season." - Fringefeed

Presented by: perhaps, theatre.

led by emmett aster and based on binjareb boodja (mandurah, wa), perhaps, theatre. blurs the lines that separate theatre from other art forms to explore the feelings that, perhaps, we’ve all felt. we are dedicated to intimate storytelling that pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre. we tell real stories through music, movement, poetry and play. we’re especially drawn to the stories that aren’t often told – those that have been overlooked, silenced, or misunderstood. you've felt it, right?
Theatre & Performance • Story
Western Australia
Reviews
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Family friendly: No
Audience Participation: Frequent
Strobe Lighting
Coarse Language: Occasional

Presenter

Presented by: perhaps, theatre.

led by emmett aster and based on binjareb boodja (mandurah, wa), perhaps, theatre. blurs the lines that separate theatre from other art forms to explore the feelings that, perhaps, we’ve all felt. we are dedicated to intimate storytelling that pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre. we tell real stories through music, movement, poetry and play. we’re especially drawn to the stories that aren’t often told – those that have been overlooked, silenced, or misunderstood. you've felt it, right?