The Algorithm of Us · Sydney Fringe Festival 2026
Book Tickets →— essays, scripts & personal writing.
A growing collection of essays, performance pieces and personal writing from Kersherka and the BCD Theatre community. Stories that don't always make it to the stage — but live in the same neighbourhood.

— written by Kersherka Sivakumaran.
I started writing The Algorithm of Us in 2024 for a very simple reason. My colleagues would not come to my theatre productions. So I told myself: I am going to write a play about them, and then they'll have to come.
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— on theatre, community, and the space between.
A few years ago, I was volunteering in the family violence sector — and ended up finding a very different purpose. This is where And What Will People Say? began.
Read the story →— a personal essay.
Earlier this year, I had surgery that left me lighter in ways I didn't expect. A story about gastro, science-fiction ultrasounds, a rockmelon-sized growth — and learning to trust your body.
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