# Cram doubles down on obsession and desire with kerosene and SIRENS

**Featured** — On Your Markus  
**Event:** kerosene and SIRENS  
**Tickets:** https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1652266  
**Published:** 10 November 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/kerosene-and-sirens/

Cram presents a double-bill of new Australian theatrical works: kerosene and SIRENS, both by Benjamin Nichol, directed by Connor Reidy, starring Franca Lafosse and Connor Pullinger. kerosene charts a relationship between Millie and her brutalized best friend Annie as devotion curdles into obsession and revenge; SIRENS follows rural 22-year-old Eden's encounter with a mysterious drag queen and his descent into desire and longing. A short interval separates the shows.

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**A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE / a double-bill / CRAM presents kerosene/SIRENS by Benjamin Nichol**

Starring Franca Lafosse & Connor Pullinger 

![Two figures bathed in contrasting red and blue stage lighting, faces close together against a dark background with show title overlay.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/11/fa35be3a-293c-478a-924f-3bbd600f6c6f.png)

**kerosene**

Millie has spent her life on the outside, finding solace in her best friend, Annie. But when Annie arrives at her door bruised, broken and desperate, Millie's devotion takes a darker turn. As love becomes obsession and loyalty becomes revenge, we're plunged into a world where protecting the person you love means crossing a dangerous line. Raw, visceral and unsettling, kerosene asks just how far we would go for the people we love. 

**SIRENS**

In rural Australia, 22-year old Eden is searching for something he can't quite name. A chance encounter with a mysterious drag queen draws him into a strange and intoxicating new world, where fantasy and reality begin to blur. As Eden becomes increasingly consumed by what / or who he thinks he has found / SIRENS unfolds as a dark, atmospheric coming of age story about desire, loneliness and the dangerous pull of longing. 

***Please note there will be a short interval between each show. ***

***CREATIVE TEAM*** 

DIRECTOR / Connor Reidy   
COMPOSER / Amelia Rooney  
LIGHTING DESIGNER / Owen Davis   
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / Ren Williams   
MOVEMENT COACH / Erin Fowler  
VOCAL COACH / Millicent Sarre

![Person with long hair lit by red stage light against dark background, "kerosene" text above.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/11/1dbf228f-cd31-4db6-8782-f7e378897f18.jpg)

![Performer stands centre stage under blue lighting during SIRENS production at Goodwood Theatre.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/11/f1589c10-70f2-40bf-9b28-1878badc0d52.jpg)