“Sometimes if I’m thinking that I’m the only person in the world, I look at these words and I know that it’s not just me. I’m not alone.”
“Writer Alison Carr has woven a subtle, poignant and endearing narrative … fascinating and heartbreaking … This is a Fringe highlight” ★★★★★ – InDaily
“will leave an imprint on your heart” ★★★★★ – Stage Whispers
“It’s whimsical. It’s devastating … one of the highlights of the Fringe” ★★★★★ – The Scoop
“a gem of a show … a brilliantly written script by Alison Carr … even the hardest of hearts will be moved” 10/10 – A Thousand Words
“ a perfect little jewel-box of a play … [the] script feels so perfectly right” ★★★★★ – The List
“quietly and gently extraordinary … thoughtful, imaginative [and] stays with you well beyond curtain call.” ★★★★★ – On Your Markus
Patch of Blue revived THE SOAKING OF VERA SHRIMP at the Adelaide Fringe 2026, starring Martha Walker as Vera and directed by Alex Howarth.
Photo: Frank Lynch
Photo: Frank Lynch
Photo: Frank Lynch
Photo: Frank Lynch
Photo: Frank Lynch
Photo: Frank Lynch
Fringe Fund Recipient. Presented by: Patch of Blue, Verse Unbound, and Joanne Hartstone Presents. Commissioned by Archimedes Theatre Project, China.
Production photos: Frank Lynch
Alison Carr 