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A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
A naive-looking character wears an orange bucket hat and a blue puffer jacket. He has a slight smile. In the background is a tropical coastline.
Sara Tamby Lim
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A physical comedy based on Sumatran folklore.

♫ Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo... ♫

Innocent little Samson lives in a tropical paradise, singing to himself while simmering his rendang. One day, he decides to venture outside of Samson Island for the first time.

As he travels through the Samson Archipelago, Samson meets characters of Indonesian and Malay lore, like Kuntilanak (Vampire), Harimau Jadian (Weretiger) and Duyung (Mermaid).

From creator-performer Shannan Tamby Lim (Melbourne Fringe Winner), director Ben Volchok (Adelaide Fringe Winner) and dramaturg Laura Trenerry (Melbourne, Adelaide Fringe Winner).

'Merantau' is the Minangkabau tradition of journeying from your homeland as a rite of passage.


PREVIOUS REVIEWS
“An excellent piece of theatre.” ★★★★ — The Age (Asian Ghost-ery Store)
“Masters of sketch.” ★★★★ — Time Out (Asian Ghost-ery Store)

“Oddball bundle of joy.” — Perth Arts Live (SALTY)
“Brilliant post-modernism.” — Weekend Notes (SALTY)

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“Samson is transportive while brimming with humour and bonhomie. And like our most enduring parables, it feels simultaneously universal and timeless.”
The Age
“Sweet, flirtatious and sinister characters. A show that felt both engaging and calm, which enabled the audience to sit back and let the story wash over them.”
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    Violence, Death

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