Samson — Melbourne Fringe

Name: Samson — Melbourne Fringe
Start: 2025-10-13T10:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-10-19T11:30:00+11:00
Location: The Motley Bauhaus

Schedule

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025 at 10:30 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 11:30 am

UTC+11:00

Location

The Motley Bauhaus | Melbourne, VI

A PHYSICAL COMEDY BASED ON SUMATRAN FOLKLORE.

🗓️ 8:30PM, Mon 13 — Sun 19 Oct
📍 The Motley Bauhaus: Theatrette
🎟️ melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/samson

♫ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo... ♫

Innocent little Samson lives in a tropical paradise, singing to himself while simmering his rendang. One day, he decides to venture outside of Samson Island for the first time.
As he travels through the Samson Archipelago, Samson meets characters of Indonesian and Malay lore, like Kuntilanak (Vampire), Harimau Jadian (Weretiger) and Duyung (Mermaid).
From creator-performer Shannan Tamby Lim (Melbourne Fringe Winner), director Ben Volchok (Adelaide Fringe Winner) and dramaturg Laura Trenerry (Melbourne, Adelaide Fringe Winner).
'Merantau' is the Minangkabau tradition of journeying from your homeland as a rite of passage.

[Development of this work was supported by Arts Merri-bek and La Mama Theatre residencies. This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund.]