ɪn fjˈuːnɚɹəlz ænd sˈɜːkəsᵻz, fˈɜːst pɚfˈɔːɹmd æt ðɪ ˈædəlˌeɪd fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, bˈɛnɪt dˈɛlt wɪð ˈɪʃuːz ʌv ɹˈeɪsɪzəm ænd ˌɪntɚɹˈeɪʃəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps ɪn ɐ smˈɔːl, ɹˈeɪʃəli tˈɛns tˈaʊn ɪn sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə.
In Funerals and Circuses, first performed at the Adelaide Festival in 1992, Bennett dealt with issues of racism and inter-racial relationships in a small, racially tense town in South Australia.