After 13 years, Rider Spoke is returning to Australia. Created in a world before COVID, smartphones and TikTok, a lot has changed since Rider Spoke first took to the streets. In a new age, where social media is increasingly fractured and where we’ve become jaded about sharing our lives online, Rider Spoke is our renewed attempt to explore intimacy and find common ground in digital spaces.

In 2020, we redeveloped Rider Spoke as a response to COVID-19 and we’re excited to be bringing it back to new and familiar faces in Australia. It’s a work about intimacy through distance and anonymity. It’s an opportunity to say things into the night that might otherwise go unsaid. And there is a fascination in hearing what others have shared. As we re-emerge from private spaces into a shared world, we need forms of common experience. We need live performance and the presence of others. But we have to find it in new ways. We hope Rider Spoke can play a part in that process.

Rider Spoke will head to Adelaide Fringe Festival from Fri 18 Feb – Tue 22 February 2022 in partnership with South Australian Museum. Keep your eyes peeled as more venues will be released soon.

Tickets are now available for Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Supported by the UK/Australia Season Patrons, the British Council and the Australian Government as part of the UK/Australia Season.