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Radical, Blak, and funny as hell

A Daylight Connection, led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard, make work that bucks theatre convention. Hilarious and irreverent, this motley crew of visionary renegades are hell-bent on reimagining what First Nations performance can be.

THE BLOK! is a wild, satirical battle for creative control. An artist known as The Master, drowning in spiralling ego and crushing writers block (Carly Sheppard), hits rock bottom, and is visited by a divine Blak Creator (Alexis West). The Creator unravels the myths of artistic genius, white patriarchal supremacy, and the singular notion of God.

Constipated by pressure and fame, The Master must confront the limits of their genius and surrender to a force bigger than themselves. As we rapidly hurtle towards our collective extinction, who is coming to save us from ourselves?

Awarded Outstanding Production at the 2026 Green Room Awards, THE BLOK! is a spiritually rogue theatre experience that exploits classic genres, pop culture, modern-day tropes, and mythical iconography, to create a sublime feast of divine revelation and ego-fuelled chaos. It is performance as rebellion; creation as disruption – radical, Blak, and funny as hell.

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

Awards

  • Outstanding Production at the 2026 Green Room Awards

Nominations

  • Oustanding Writing, Performer, Sound Design, Lighting & AV Design at the 2026 Green Room Awards
  • Best Theatre at the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival Awards

Credits

Devised by
Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard with contributions from Alexis West and ChatbotGPT

Directed by
Kamarra Bell-Wykes

Co-directed by
Carly Sheppard

Performed by
Carly Sheppard and Alexis West

Set Design by
A DAYLIGHT CONNECTION

Sound Design and Live Score by
small sound

Lighting Design by
John Collopy

Stage & Production Management by
Holland Brooks

Hero Image by
Gregory Lorenzutti

Production Photography by
Jacinta Keefe

Produced by
Performing Lines

Information for Presenters

THE BLOK! is available for presentation in Australia and internationally from 2027. Please get in touch for more information and to start a conversation.

Content Warnings
This production contains coarse language, theatrical haze, strobe lighting, and references to suicide, drug use, sexual content, genocide, extinction, and the end of the world.

Age Suitability
Recommended for audiences aged 16+

Carmen Lai Producer

Presentation History

2025
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne, VIC

Project Partners & Acknowledgements

THE BLOK! is presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Melbourne Fringe and produced by Performing Lines. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. This project has been Fringe Funded, as part of Deadly Fringe, with thanks to the Sue Beeton Fund, Julie Kantor and Craig Semple.

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