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Bearded man reading from a book to a seated audience in an orange-curtained room.
8 – 19 Oct

Sincere Apologies

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

Experience a performance built from all the apologies that the world keeps offering – the famous, the ridiculous, the deeply personal and those that begin every second email in our inboxes.

Part theatrical ritual, part social experiment, Sincere Apologies explores what it means to apologise in a world full of broken systems, failed relationships and bureaucratic disclaimers.

The work is participatory, gentle, nurturing, community-building and non-judgmental. Nothing is ever compulsory. With gentle instructions and a surprising sense of camaraderie, audiences slowly help construct the performance – reading aloud, reflecting silently, or simply witnessing.

Funny, moving and disarmingly sincere, the show holds space for reflection, repair, and shared responsibility.

Part of Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 8 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Wed 15 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 16 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 17 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 19 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 6.30pm - 7.30pm 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location

Festival Hub: Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton 3053

Open in maps location for Festival Hub: Trades Hall

Price and bookings

Adult / general $25
Book online for Sincere Apologies

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9660 9666
  • email address: info@melbournefringe.com.au
  • Visit website for Sincere Apologies

Accessibility

  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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