Details

Young theatre director Lewis is staging a production of Mozart's comic opera Cos? fan tutte. The catch? The cast are patients from a mental institution, none of whom can speak Italian... or sing. Can this unlikely cohort, including an obsessive-compulsive, a manic depressive and a junkie, pull it off? Or will a patient with a penchant for pyromania spoil all the fun? As Vietnam War protests rage outside and Lewis confronts the enormity of his task, he begins to realise the frightening and attractive power of madness, politics, theatre and love.

Cast/Performers

Steven Anstee (Justin), Andrew Beynon (Henry), Rob Carroll (Zac), Gareth Howells (Lewis), Michael King (Doug), Philip Leamon (Nick), Natasha Magigi (Cherry), Alex McTavish (Ruth), Amber Moelter (Lucy), Fiona Putnam (Julie), Gareth Richardson (Roy)

Creatives/Company

Author: Louis Nowra
Company: Ocean Theatre
Director: Andrew Miller
Design: Rebecca Care
Lighting: Tim Saunders (Lighting Electrics)