The Cardinal Rules

Presented by Hurrah! Hurrah! | Part of NZ Fringe 2026

Thoroughly relatable humour, staggering humanity...and pushy Aunties from the ancestral plane!​​

Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn't seen in years. As she remembers her 90's childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged.

When two peculiar beings disrupt her sense of reality, she is forced to re-evaluate her understanding of everything she thought she knew.

An unlikely coming of (middle) age story about facing the uncomfortable realities of the past and living in the present.

WINNER Best Theatre - Sydney Fringe 2025

WINNER Sydney x NZ Fringe Tour Ready Award
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Concept /Co-writer/Performer Rose Maher​​

Director Ali Gordon​

Producer Alex Travers​

Co-writer/Performer Alison Bennett​

Performer/Devisor Jane Phegan​

Production Designer Andrea Espinoza​

Lighting Designer Chloe Weeks​

Sound Designer Gail Priest​​​

Movement Director Cloé Fournier

Content Warning: This show infers suicide and child sexual abuse.

7:30pm Friday 27 February

4pm Saturday 28 February

9pm Saturday 28 February

7:30pm Sunday 1 March

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