The Independents – Festival of New Works

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The Independents – Festival of New Works
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The Independents – Festival of New Works

Step into a new era of live performance with the inaugural Independents: Festival of New Works — a two-week celebration of cutting-edge theatre, dance and storytelling from some of Australia’s most exciting independent artists.

Presented in the intimate Courtyard Studio, this curated festival features four powerful new works — two from acclaimed Sydney-based artists, and two homegrown from Canberra’s own creative scene. The festival offers audiences a choose-your-own-adventure format: see one show, a dynamic double bill, or experience all four as part of a full-access pass.

All four works are also heading to Sydney Fringe Festival 2025, with Canberra Theatre Centre supporting the Canberra artists through its New Works Program.

Whether you’re after provocative ideas, boundary-pushing performance, or a night of independent brilliance — The Independents offers something unforgettable.

Fresh voices. Fierce ideas. The new wave is here.

PRICING

Single show tickets – Full $35.00* / Concession $27.50*
Double bill pass (2 shows across one evening) – Full $60.00* / Concession $50.00*
Festival pass (4 shows across two evenings) – $100.00* / Concession $80.00*

*A transaction fee applies.

WEEK ONE: 12 – 14 SEPTEMBER 2025

The Cadaver Palaver

Theatre, spoken word & storytelling, comedy

The gentleman adventurer and rakish raconteur returns with an astonishing tale of derring-do (and don’ts!), that puts the cad back in cadaver. “A master of his craft” ★★★★½ – Barefoot Review

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Superposition

Dance

Caught in a magnetic push and pull between connection and conflict, this captivating and dynamic contemporary dance duet from Jazmyn Carter and Gabriel Sinclair is an electrifying meeting of bodies and algorithms.

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WEEK TWO: 19 – 21 SEPTEMBER 2025

I Watched Someone Die on TikTok

Theatre, comedy

A pixelated plunge into the algorithmic abyss, Charlotte Otton delivers an award-winning, dark, and hilarious infinite doom scroll that dissects the digital hellscape we find ourselves subscribed to.

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Takatāpui

Theatre, spoken word & storytelling

Armed with only a microphone and a killer pair of heels, Māori shapeshifter Daley Rangi examines the spectrum of queer joy and violence with love and rage, holding a solidary flame in a blistering call to action.

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