Set in Wagga Wagga in the early 2000s, this raucous work of “gig theatre” follows Michael, a teenage Silverchair fan who discovers he has a strange superpower. The same way Auto-Tune corrects pitch, Michael finds he can time-hop to correct dumb statements, awkward pauses, cringe jokes. But when this music-mad weirdo makes the biggest mistake of his life, will his Auto-Tune power save him?

Told through an audiovisual set of fresh indie songs and live video captions, this innovative and genre defying theatre-work feels like discovering your new favourite band on the side-stage of a music festival. In an era defined by algorithmic perfection, spotify playlists and noise complaints, re:group’s newest DIY banger will drop you in messy, sweaty reality.

If you like your theatre LOUD, this is for you.

Intimate Spectacle presented an excerpt of an early draft of AUTO-TUNE performed by Mark Rogers at Out of Iso Again!, in late 2021.

Images & showreel video are from a work in progress showing at The East Sydney Community and Arts Centre as part of BrandX The Flying Nun Season, Feb 2023, and Rex Cramphorn Studio Artist-in-Residence Program Oct 2023.

AUTO-TUNE will have its Sydney premiere in late 2024, and be available for touring from 2025 onwards.