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

Wendla, Moritz, and Melchior lie down at the playground looking at the sky.
Wendla, Moritz, and Melchior at the playground.
Wendla in the playground looking up.
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Spring Awakening

In a small town in 1999, a group of teenagers grapple with their burgeoning sexualities, identities, and desires in the face of societal and parental repression, and the consequences are disastrous. A work so bold and audacious in its depiction of teenage self-discovery, it was banished from the stage and its English version was censored for nearly 100 years.
 
Dr. Chris Hay’s translation is brought to life by the second and third year actors of the Flinders University Drama Centre, South Australia’s leading centre for actor and director training.

Presented by: Flinders Drama Centre

Flinders University Drama Centre is one of Australia’s most respected training and research hubs for actors, directors, and theatre-makers. Established in 1971, it has produced generations of influential artists who have helped define Australian performance culture. The Drama Centre offers intensive studio-based training that blends creative practice with critical inquiry, encouraging students to take artistic risks and work collaboratively across disciplines. Each year, students present fully realised public productions in professional conditions, developing the skills, adaptability, and creative intelligence required for today’s theatre, screen, and emerging performance industries.
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Theatre
South Australia • SA Premiere

Suitability & warnings

Content rating: M
Target audience: High School (15-17)
Loud Noises
Suicide/Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Smoke Effects
Coarse Language: Frequent, Mild
Mental Health

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Presented by: Flinders Drama Centre

Flinders University Drama Centre is one of Australia’s most respected training and research hubs for actors, directors, and theatre-makers. Established in 1971, it has produced generations of influential artists who have helped define Australian performance culture. The Drama Centre offers intensive studio-based training that blends creative practice with critical inquiry, encouraging students to take artistic risks and work collaboratively across disciplines. Each year, students present fully realised public productions in professional conditions, developing the skills, adaptability, and creative intelligence required for today’s theatre, screen, and emerging performance industries.

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