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Fool's Paradise

Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy

South Australia • SA Premiere

Have you ever fallen for someone across the globe only to become stuck in your own country? From award-winning artist Britt Plummer comes a painfully relatable and heartbreakingly hilarious autobiographical work.

An adventurer, romantic, and professional problem solver, Britt sets on an emotionally charged quest of romantic revelation and raw resilience to defy bureaucracy, hurdling the intricacies of modern relationships whilst attempting to maintain what remains of her sanity.

A delicately powerful journey of storytelling, clowning and physical comedy, Britt invites you to find out if true Paradise really is a Fool’s errand.

★★★★ "Britt masters giving the audience goosebumps of sadness to making their heart swell with joy." Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

Adelaide Fringe 'Tour Ready' Award Winner 2023
FRINGE WORLD 'Theatre & Performance' Award Winner 2024

Presented by: FRANK. Theatre

Britt Plummer is an Adelaide based actor, theatre-maker, teacher, and director of FRANK. Theatre. She studied two years with 'Master of Clown' Philippe Gaulier at his school in France. Previous FRANK. shows include: 'Chameleon' by Britt Plummer (Adelaide Fringe Emerging Artist Award / Rumpus Theatre Season 2020), directed by Hew Parham and 'The Baroque' physical comedy starring Oliver Nilsson and directed by Britt Plummer (Best Emerging Producer Award 2021). 'Fool's Paradise' premiered at Adelaide Fringe 2023, and has since toured to Berlin, Latitude Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a full season at Summerhall and FRINGE WORLD. 'Fool's Paradise' is directed by Jess Clough-MacRae ('Attenborough and His Animals', 'MANBO') and Paul Westbrook ('Rouge') with design by Chelsea Farquhar.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

Delectable and thought provoking, Fool’s Paradise is a plucky charm of a piece. - Katie McCulloch, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine
This is high-end clowning, delivered with precision. One of the most charming shows of the Fringe. - Van Badham, Van About Town
This reviewer’s personal favourite for outstanding performer of FRINGEWORLD 2020 so far. Plummer and her work are in a class all their own! - Amanda Lancaster, Fourth Wall Media
You will be laughing, throwing confetti and tapping your toes to this clever and fun performance. - Joy Norton, Fringe Feed
A brilliant clown, Plummer’s physical comedy is impeccable in its negotiation of that fine line between the comedic and tragic - John Doherty, That Guy in the Foyer

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