Sincere Apologies is showing at Tuggeranong Arts Centre on Saturday 6 September. Book now. Photo Lucy Parakhina
Acclaimed theatre company Alternative Facts bring their quietly subversive participatory performance Sincere Apologies to Tuggeranong Arts Centre on Saturday 6 September 2025.
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 apologies in a world full of broken systems, failed relationships, and bureaucratic disclaimers. Funny, moving and disarmingly sincere, the show holds space for reflection, repair, and shared responsibility.
Hailed as “lyrical and moving” (Stage Whispers) and “entertaining and thought-provoking” (South Sydney Herald), Sincere Apologies 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. Fifty numbered envelopes passed from person to person, each contain an apology: some famous, some deeply personal, some ridiculous, some heartbreaking.
“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 all in this together.”
Credits
Created by Dan Koop, Jamie Lewis & David Williams. Based on an original concept by Roslyn Oades & David Williams
Producer and Lighting Designer Suzie Franke. Sound Designer Gail Priest. An Alternative Facts production.
The details
What: Sincere Apologies
Where: Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 137 Reed Street North
When: Saturday 6 September 7pm, Bar open from 6pm
Tickets: Pay what you can Click here to book
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