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'Cosi'
by Louis Nowra.
Directed by
Rozena Hallum
&
Lin Clark
Performance dates
Sept. 8th - 16th
'Cosi' by Louis Nowra is a terrific play about theatre, madness, illusion, sanity, life "A bloody beaut Australian comedy" that celebrates the unexpected!
In 1970 recent graduate, Lewis takes up a temporary job as drama teacher in a Melbourne mental institution and while anti-Vietnam protests take place on the streets Lewis becomes emotionally involved with his patients lurching into an operatic production of prodigious difficulty!
Cast List
Henry Richardson |
Lewis, |
Aged round 21, has just left university |
Ruth Agnew |
Lucy, |
21-23, is doing her MA thesis and lives with Lewis |
Rawdon Wallace |
Nick, |
21-24, also doing a thesis and directs student productions |
Hamish Wood |
Justin, |
30-40, a social worker. |
Tony Brittenden |
Roy, |
40-50, a mental patient who has spent most of his life in institutions. A man with a dream. Irrepressible. |
Phillip Lee |
Henry, |
40-50, a former lawyer, now a patient. Mostly inarticulate but blossoms later in the piece. |
Oscar Enberg |
Doug, |
20-30, a pyromaniac - so awful he is almost likeable. |
Naomi Ferguson |
Julie, |
21-25, first time in a mental institution because of drug dependency. |
Jillian Hewson |
Cherry, |
25-35, has been in institutions for some time. Lively and unpredictable. |
Annette Thomson |
Ruth, |
30-40, an obsessive personality, who is in and out of institutions. |
David Sheard |
Zac, |
25-30, the musician of the group - extremely unpredictable. |
Anthony Mulvaney |
Attendant /Inmate |