Eight characters enact an intriguing ritual of courtship and discovery, breaking hearts and bending Strange Fruit’s iconic sway poles to impossible angles.

The Field brings a message of love, freedom, loneliness and joy and takes the audience on a journey of beauty and laughter.

Contact us to discuss a Strange Fruit sway pole performance at your next festival or event.

 Tour History

  • St Petersburg Anniversary Celebration, Russia - 2009
  • Dubai Turf Club Season Launch, UAE - 2008
  • Helsinki Festival, Finland - 2007
  • Dollywood Festival of Nations, USA - 2006
  • Miami World Theater, USA - 2005
  • Rugby World Cup, Chile - 2005
  • Floriade, Australia - 2005
  • Detroit Festival of the Arts, USA - 2004
  • Bourg en Bresse Festival, France - 2004
  • Festival des Vielles Charrues, France, 2004
  • Taipei Festival of the Arts, Taiwan - 2003
  • Dubai Summer Festival, UAE- 2003
  • Shanghai International Festival, China - 2001
  • Indonesia Art Summit, Indonesia - 2001
  • Festival of International Theatre Caracas, Venezuela - 2001
  • Festival Centro Historico, Mexico - 2001
  • Juste Pour Rire, Canada - 2000
  • Taste of Chicago, USA - 2000
  • Kangwan International Travel Expo, South Korea - 1999
  • Festival of Perth, Australia - 1999
  • Womadelaide, Australia - 1999
  • Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogota, Colombia - 1998
  • Singapore Festival of the Arts Fringe, Singapore - 1998
  • World Expo '98, Portugal - 1998
  • Straatfestival, Netherlands - 1997
  • Stockholm Water Festival, Sweden - 1997
  • Festival de la Mouette Rieuse, France -1997
  • New Zealand International Festival of the Arts, New Zealand - 1996
  • Deventer Straatheater Festival, Netherlands - 1996
  • 4th Europees Straatheatre Festival, Belgium - 1996
  • Canary Wharf, United Kingdom - 1996
  • Canberra Festival of Australian Theatre, Australia - 1996
  • Festival of Perth, Australia - 1996
  • Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australia - 1996
  • Melbourne International Festival, Australia - 1994 [Show & Company Premiere]
 
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Strange Fruit is a Melbourne-based performing arts company that produces and performs a remarkable style of work that fuses theatre, dance and circus, using a unique elevated medium.