20 January – 14 February

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

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FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Sam Taunton - This Must Be The Place

I grew up at 34 Shoalhaven St, Nowra, NSW. The house wasn’t super flash, the place was basically held together with pop-rivots and a seemingly religious use of WD-40. It was one of those post-war knockabout fibro-shells you still see on quarter-acre blocks all over Australia’s poorer suburbs.

Last year, my Dad annoyingly sold up and moved away. Oh! And also, the nightly TV show I hosted called The Project ended (but that’s not really part of the tale...). 

This 60 minute story, filled with a lifetime of suburban misadventures, small-town characters, and the strange nostalgia of losing the place that made you. I’ve been telling people this show is about the house I grew up in, but it’s really about everything that happened inside.

Directed by Cameron James

"On an express elevator to stardom.” Herald Sun

“Tells us stories about some of the worst moments of his life… that ultimately lead to serendipitous comedy gold.” The Age

"He’s terrific and excellent at what he does...a breath of fresh air..." The Scotsman

Presented by: Token Events Pty Ltd

Comedy • Stand Up
Victoria • World Premiere
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Family friendly: No
Coarse Language: Occasional