Capricorn by Aidan Rowlingson | Digital Stage
91 min Capricorn MDirector: Aidan Rowlingson
Director: Nadine McDonald-Dowd
Director: Peter Keavy
Director: Geoff Squires
Director: Sasha Parlett (Red Handed Productions)
Director: Wil Hughes
Director: Delvene Cockatoo-Collins
Director: Nigel Poulton
Director: Colleen Wall
Director: Rosalind Williams
Director: Che Skeen
- Alice Zaslavsky
- Sean Dow
- Jazleen Latrise
- Kerri Llewy-Allna
Fate brings them together again and again but when all the world’s pet fish mysteriously vanish and the world descends into heartbreak, these ill-fated lovers must assess their relationship and their choices to face the truth of what led to their downfall. Capricorn, by Butchulla and Kabi Kabi writer Aidan Rowlingson, compacts all our anxieties and fears about love and loss into one relationship and asks us to look within. Through the lens of this broken relationship, Capricorn explores culture, sexuality, personal growth and grief as well as environmental issues, the importance of protest and the effects of institutional corruption on society. This theatrical journey from heartbreak to healing is tempered with a dash of surrealism and comic relief. Rowlingson co-direct's this world premiere work with Queensland producer, playwright, director and Yuwi woman, Nadine McDonald-Dowd. Content Warnings: Contains themes of sexual violence (including rape) and other sexual activity, depictions of a filmed suicide attempt and domestic violence, references to miscarriage, family passing and relationship breakdown, and frequent coarse language. This production includes the use of flashing lights. 2023 Matilda Awards Winner: Best Costume Design - Delvene Cockatoo-Collins and Peter Keavy. Costumes impressed with their effective use of colour, sound, and styling to reflect the characters' changing moods and mindset. Presented by La Boite Theatre in association with Queensland Performing Arts Centre. Recorded at the Roundhouse Theatre, La Boite.
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