Blackwood Players presents Low Pay, Don't Pay!, Dario Fo's political farce reimagined for contemporary Adelaide, directed by Larry Waller with two casts performing in the round. The show plays at Fogolar Furlan on 22 November 2026, then runs at Hawthorn Community Centre from 28 November to 6 December 2026.

When the bills keep rising, laughter becomes an act of rebellion

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Blackwood Players invites audiences to laugh, rebel and recognise themselves in Low Pay, Don’t Pay!, a fast, funny and fiercely relevant comedy for a cost-of-living world, as well as a bold reimagining, playing at the Italian Festival on 22nd November 2026, followed by the Hawthorn Community Centre from 28th November to 6th December 2026.

Directed by Larry Waller, this 2-cast production transforms Fo’s celebrated political farce into a fast, funny, community-driven night of theatre for a 2026 South Australian audience living with rising costs, economic strain and inequality.

Set in current times, Low Pay, Don’t Pay! follows people pushed to breaking point by a system that seems determined to make survival harder than it should be. But rather than meeting injustice with despair, the play meets it with chaos, courage, community and laughter.

“Directing Low Pay? Don’t Pay! for Blackwood Players has been an absolutely wonderful, chaotic, exhausting and exhilarating experience!” - Larry Waller, Director

Performed in the round, Low Pay, Don’t Pay! places audiences directly inside the pressure cooker. The production combines Commedia dell’Arte-inspired physical comedy, rapid-fire farce and collective storytelling, creating a show that is as entertaining as it is provocative.

“Beneath all that glorious nonsense is something incredibly human.” - Olivia Jane Parker, cast member

Parker believes the comedy is the key to the play’s power.

“The wonderful thing about theatre is that sometimes you can make people think much more deeply by making them laugh first.” - Olivia Jane Parker, cast member

Event details

What: Low Pay, Don’t Pay! By Dario Fo
Presented by: Blackwood Players Inc

Venue: Fogolar Furlan 69 Briar Road, Felixstow SA
Season: Sunday 22 November, 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1653746

Venue: Hawthorn Community Centre 5 Frimley Grove, Hawthorn SA
Season: Saturday 28 November, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday 29 November, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Saturday 5 December, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday 6 December, 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1645600

Book now - before the system gets you

Low Pay, Don’t Pay! is a night of laughter with consequences: a joyful, rebellious and sharply observed comedy about what happens when ordinary people decide they have had enough.

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