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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

DUST - Coal Mining - Yorkshire - Theatre - Awarding Play
WINNER OF ADELAIDE FRINGE INSPACE AWARD - BEST ORIGINAL WORLD PREMIERE BY A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ARTIST.
DUST - AWARD WINNING - PLAY - THEATRE - YORKSHIRE - MINING
Adelaide Fringe 2026

DUST

Winner of the Adelaide Fringe Festival inSPACE Award 2025 is back after a SOLD-OUT season.

Nominated for Best Actor - Adelaide Critics Circle.

"DUST is not just a play it is a visceral, evocative experience that pays homage to the working-class struggle with a depth that few productions ever achieve." MINDSHARE ★★★★★ 

England. 2020. Pinderfields. Lockdown. 2:20AM.

A man fights for each breath, determined to make it home. In his isolated, morphine-fuelled delirium, we witness a frail man reliving his fragmented past: a boxer, a soldier, a boilermaker, a miner—dancing with Lady Luck as he battles to win.

Dust is dedicated to the servicemen who fought for their country, the seven men who tragically lost their lives in the 1973 Lofthouse Colliery disaster, and to every miner who lived their life in darkness so we could live in the light. 

Presented by: Charlaina Thompson - YELLOW BRICK THEATRE

Charlaina Thompson is an award-winning Australian playwright, director, and producer, and the driving force behind Yellow Brick Theatre Company. Her debut adult play DUST premiered at Adelaide Fringe 2025 to critical acclaim, winning the inSPACE Award for Best Original Work, and is set to tour regionally and nationally before its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. Known for bold, heartfelt theatre that champions resilience, working-class stories, and intergenerational connection, Charlaina is one of South Australia’s most exciting new voices. Alongside her main stage work, she continues to write original and innovative youth theatre plays, inspiring the next generation of theatre makers around the world.
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Drama
South Australia
 
Previous Award Winner
 
Fringe Fund Recipient
Reviews
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    “Theatre that restores memory, rescuing it from obliteration.” “A distilled chronicle of Northern working lives.” — InDaily ★★★★ - Murray Bramwell, INDAILY

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    Quite simply, this is superb theatre!” — John Doherty ★★★★★ - John Doherty, The Barefoot Review

  • MUST SEE A story that keeps not only the work of miners alive, but also their lives. - Lauren Hance, Lauren Hance

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    This gem of a play… a fascinating slice of history that deserves to be seen. - Jo Laidlaw, The LIST

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    Dust is not just a play—it is a visceral, evocative experience… storytelling at its most profound.” — Tabitha Lean, 2025 Fringe Review - Tabitha Lean, Mindshare

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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Target audience: High School (15-17)
Depicts Violence: Occasional, Strong
Coarse Language: Occasional, Strong
Mental Health

Accessibility

 
High audio content
 
Audience members interact from the seated or standing area

Presenter

Presented by: Charlaina Thompson - YELLOW BRICK THEATRE

Charlaina Thompson is an award-winning Australian playwright, director, and producer, and the driving force behind Yellow Brick Theatre Company. Her debut adult play DUST premiered at Adelaide Fringe 2025 to critical acclaim, winning the inSPACE Award for Best Original Work, and is set to tour regionally and nationally before its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe 2026. Known for bold, heartfelt theatre that champions resilience, working-class stories, and intergenerational connection, Charlaina is one of South Australia’s most exciting new voices. Alongside her main stage work, she continues to write original and innovative youth theatre plays, inspiring the next generation of theatre makers around the world.