Name: Mama Does Derby
Start: 2026-02-27
End: 2026-03-08
Location: Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre

When

27 Feb - 08 Mar

Where

Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult

Preview $49 | Season $59

Festival Friends

Preview $42 | Season $50

Concession*

Preview $35 | Season $47

Under 40**

Preview $35 | Season $40

Full-time student^

Preview $35 | Season $40

Child^^

Preview $25 | Season $30

Family of 4

Preview $120 | Season $160

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required
^^Ages 17 and under

Times

Fri 27 Feb 1pm, 7pm (Preview)

Sat 28 Feb 2pm (Preview), 7pm (Opening performance)

Sun 1 Mar 2pm, 5:30pm
Tue 3 Mar 10am, 1pm
Wed 4 Mar 10am, 1pm
Thu 5 Mar 10am

Fri 6 Mar 1pm, 7pm

Sat 7 Mar 2pm, 7pm

Sun 8 Mar 2pm

Duration

1hr 30mins, no interval

Warnings

Contains strong language, references to violence, sexual content and mental health. Includes theatrical smoke, haze, strobe effects, live music and loud noise.

Note

Recommended for audiences 12+

An immersive riot of theatre and roller derby. Heartfelt, fierce and funny as.

Renowned for its original work for young audiences and families, Windmill brings us a hilarious and heartfelt mother-daughter tale that smashes up against the rough and radical world of roller derby. Real players. A live band. Take a seat, trackside.

At 16, Billie is stuck. The pressure of growing up and holding it all together is weighing on her. To make matters worse, she and her mum have moved to a regional town and need to make their own fun. It’s always been just the two of them. Them against the world. Now, Mum’s not responding to this ‘being still’ business. She’s spiralling through her own rebellion, until she finds her freedom... in skates and sweaty elbow pads.

Co-created by Clare Watson and Virginia Gay, Mama Does Derby is a story for all ages about stacking it and getting back up. Featuring athletes from Adelaide Roller Derby League, this is theatre that hits different.

“Windmill has built a reputation for artistically adventurous and emotionally complex shows for young and family audiences”

Sydney Morning Herald

Creatives
Co-Creator, Director Clare Watson
Co-Creator, Writer Virginia Gay
Assistant Director/Choreographer Larissa McGowan
Designer Jonathan Oxlade
Lighting Designer Lucy Birkinshaw
Musical Director Joe Lui
Sound Designer Luke Smiles
Story Consultant Ivy Miller
Skate Consultant Jude ‘Vaderella’ Gaffney
Adelaide Derby Team Leader Maddy ‘BB Gun’ Wilkinson

Performers
Amber McMahon
Elvy-Lee Quici
Aud Mason-Hyde
Annabel Matheson
Antoine Jelk
Benjamin Hancock
Calliope Jackson
Members of the Adelaide Roller Derby League

Production & Technical
Production Manager Abigail Heuer
Production Consultant Peter Kelly
Stage Manager Carmen Evans
Assistant Stage Manager Taylor Dawson
Derby Assistant Ariel Dzino
Head Lighting Ellen Demaagd
Head Sound Patrick Pages-Oliver
Head Mech Benjamin Johnston
Props and Costume Maker Renate Henschke
Costume Maker Ziva Von Der Borch

Images Bri Hammond

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Major Festivals Initiative, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by Adelaide Festival, Brisbane Festival and Sydney Festival.

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