Two teenagers. A car. An outback crime spree. Multi-award-winning writer Jamie Hornsby’s debut five star play returns to the Fringe.
On a warm summer night two teens disappear from a neighbourhood barbecue, fleeing to the outback on a reckless, robbery-fueled road trip. But they soon learn that escape isn't that easy... and fires can burn beyond control. The debut play from multi-award-winning South Australian playwright Jamie Hornsby returns to the Adelaide Fringe. Superbly directed by Joshua Maxwell, because there was fire is a darkly comic coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the burning Australian bush.WINNER: Best Work Newcastle Fringe 2018WINNER: Best Drama, Best Feature and Best First-Time Screenwriter at Melbourne International Screenplay Awards (Screen Adaptation)FINALIST: Best Theatre Newcastle Fringe 2026FINALIST: Holden Street Award Adelaide Fringe 2026★★★★★ - We Talk Theatre★★★★.5 - The Barefoot Review★★★★ - Glam Adelaide “Truly marvellous.”— Stage Whispers
