The Late Bloomers

The Baker

Any of the four shows including members of the absurdist comic troupes, the Latebloomers and associated company Clownfish Theatre, will reduce the most jaded block-headed adults into helpless, giggling children. These English-Australian-Swedish troupes draw from and exceed the best traditions of English absurdism, spiced up as they are, with Continental clowning and mime. The results are several potent tonics, best consumed live with other consenting adults present.

The Latebloomers premiered their second major show The Bakers in Adelaide, in 2020. Don’t worry too much about the plot; it’s only a device to turn their comedic mime skills onto yet another hapless audience. But if you have to know, it’s about a family of traditional bakers fighting to keep their business from crumbling and their familial bonds intact!

The troupe first quietly snuck into Adelaide in 2019 with their quixotic breakthrough show Scotland! With word of mouth and glowing reviews, the show began filling up, ending its season as “standing room only”...