OBSERVER: Sincere Apologies
Alternative Facts brings their quietly subversive participatory performance Sincere Apologies to the 2025 Melbourne Fringe, from October 8-19 at Trades Hall, The Square.
Created by award-winning artists Dan Koop, Jamie Lewis and David Williams, Sincere Apologies is a show about how we say ‘sorry’.
Part theatrical ritual, part social experiment, Sincere Apologies explores what it means to apologise in a world full of broken systems, failed relationships, and bureaucratic disclaimers.
The work is participatory, gentle, nurturing, community-building and non-judgmental.
Nothing is ever compulsory. With gentle instructions and a surprising sense of camaraderie, audiences slowly help construct the performance – reading aloud, reflecting silently or simply witnessing.
“The show will make you think but it will always, always look after you,” says co-creator David Williams.
“It’s a show where everyone will be involved, just a little bit. There are surprises. You will definitely laugh at times. You might occasionally cry a little. We’re in this together.”
Alternative Facts creates theatre works of social relevance, aesthetic rigour and emotional impact –theatre designed to change the world, one person at a time. Under the leadership of theatre maker David Williams and producer Suzie Franke, Alternative Facts works explore contemporary social life in all its complexity, messiness, beauty, and strangeness.
Venue: Trades Hall – The Square
Dates: October 8 -19
Times: Wed.-Sat., 6pm and 7.30pm;Sun. 5pm and 6.30pm
Tickets: https://melbournefringe.com.au/
Duration: 55 minutes, no interval
Warnings: Occasional coarse language, non-compulsory audience participation.
Cheryl Threadgold

