Transmission: into the dark
Transmission is a radio-based live performance inviting you on a journey through suburban streets and into the dark.
It’s night time. You receive an address to a local residence. You listen to a mysterious radio broadcast – it seems to be talking to you. The transmission draws you towards unknown destinations – weaving through darkened streets and inward to the soul of the night.
Transmission – into the dark invites audiences to embark on a nocturnal journey that interweaves site-specific radio, installation, night-walking and the sky. A night where the strange is real and the real is strange.
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Reviews
A little bit of magic
Susan Mansfield, The Scotsman
★★★★
An intimacy and alertness that the communal experience of a theatre hall could not reproduce
Alec Martin, Broadway Baby
★★★★
“Amazing, amazing, amazing” are the first words that come out of my mouth as I start to wend my way home, carrying the elation of the evening in my footsteps.
Laura Horton, Exeunt Magazine
this meditative night odyssey . . . should be judged by the quality of thought it inspires ★★★★
Cameron Woodhead, The Age
A must-see for anyone who revels in the unknown and opportunities for self-reflection. ★★★★★
Katie Spain, The List UK
We finished it feeling exhilarated . . . and determined to reclaim the night. ★★★★
Suzie Keen, In Daily
A real gem . . . you will love this. I certainly did. ★★★★ 1/2
Roger Ong, The Alternative Gig Guide
I was grateful to be lost in its masterful and mysterious embrace.
Theatre judge, Melbourne Fringe
Incredible tech and seamless organisation frame a beautiful experience
Theatre judge, Melbourne Fringe
Performance History and Awards
Edinburgh: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Werribee: Wyndham Cultural Centre 2026
Adelaide: Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026 & 2025
Melbourne: The Substation and Melbourne Fringe 2024
Annwn Prize Nomination: International award celebrating excellence in immersive storytelling – Wales Millennium Centre 2026
Winner: John Chataway Innovation Award – Adelaide Fringe 2025
Winner: Best of Interactive Weekly Award – Adelaide Fringe 2025 & 2026
Winner: SA Touring Award supported by Adelaide Fringe – Melbourne Fringe 2024
Green Room Award Nomination for Outstanding Technical Achievement
Creative Team
Edinburgh: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Created by: one step at a time like this – Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Julian Rickert, with Sharon Thompson
Featuring the voice and Scottish Gaelic folk knowledge of Scott Richardson-Read, author of Mill Dust & Dreaming Bread and the Cailleachs Herbarium
Featuring the voice and Scottish Gaelic of Dr Keifer Duffy
Creative Producer and Dramaturg: Richard Jordan
Lighting and Mirror Design: John Ford
Mirror Construction: Sharon Thompson
Radio Host: Clair Korobacz
Scottish Voices: Alan Gordon, Eilidh Patterson, Fiona Ritchie, Gordon Strachan
Text: one step at a time like this, Rainer Maria Rilke (a line after The Eighth Elegy)
Videographer for Promo video: Takeshi Kondo
Photo Credit: Darren Gill
Produced by: one step at a time like this and Richard Jordan Productions
Werribee: Wyndham Cultural Centre 2026
Created by : one step at a time like this – Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Julian Rickert, with Sharon Thompson
Featuring the voice and knowledge of: N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, Senior Boonwurrung Elder
Creative Producer and Producer: Richard Jordan
Lighting Designer and Mirror Design: John Ford
Mirror Design and Construction: Sharon Thompson
Radio Host: Clair Korobacz
Voice Performer: Marcus Mckenzie
Videographer for Follow Film: Adam Groves
Videographer for Promo video: Takeshi Kondo
Photo Credit: Darren Gill
Including music by Diimpa and Panoptique Electrical
Adelaide: Adelaide Fringe Festival 2026 & 2025
Created by : one step at a time like this – Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Julian Rickert, with Sharon Thompson
Featuring the voices and knowledge of: Robert Taylor, Senior Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Nganguraku man; and Isaac Hannam, proud Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri man
Creative Producer and Producer: Richard Jordan
Lighting and Mirror Design: John Ford
Mirror Design and Construction: Sharon Thompson
Radio Host: Clair Korobacz
Voice Performer: Marcus Mckenzie
Videographer for Follow Film: Jack Morton
Videographer for Promo video: Takeshi Kondo
Photo Credit: Darren Gill
Including music by Diimpa; Panoptique Electrical; Yidaki playing by Isaac Hannam; Singing in Kaurna by Robert Taylor
Melbourne: The Substation and Melbourne Fringe Pulse Program 2024
Created by : one step at a time like this – Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Julian Rickert, with Sharon Thompson
Featuring the voice and knowledge of: N’arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM, Senior Boonwurrung Elder
Singing Voice Performers: Susan Bamford-Caleo and Sharon Thompson
Production / Stage Manager: Georgina Bright
Assistant Stage Manager: Jessica Elfick
Lighting Designer: John Ford
Creative Producer and Producer: Richard Jordan
Sound Engineer: Darius Kedros
Set Designer: Eloise Kent
Radio Host: Clair Korobacz
Voice Performer: Marcus Mckenzie
Assistant Stage Manager: Ellie Roth
Assistant Set Designer: Rockie Stone
Photo Credit: Darren Gill
Videographer for Follow Film: Adam Groves
Videographer for Promo video: Takeshi Kondo
Including music by Diimpa and Panoptique Electrical
Partners and Support
Transmission began in 2016 as Noir Trail. It has evolved over this time. Some elements inspired by our work on Sea Inside in Hammerfest in 2019.