collapsible
by margaret perry
essential workers & Redline, Old Fitz Theatre 2023
// Australian Premiere
co-Directors Zoë Hollyoak & Morgan Moroney
Set/Costume Designer Hayden Relf
Lighting/co-Video Designer Morgan Moroney
Composer, Sound & co-Video Designer Daniel Herten
Assistant Producer Kate Bolton
Camera Operators
Robbie Alexander, Alex Stammel & Skye Williams
Stage Manager Isabella Milkovitsch
with Janet Anderson & Albert Mwangi
★★★★ 1/2 Stage Noise
★★★★ The AU Review
★★★★ Theatre Now
★★★★ State of the Art Media
★★★★ The Queer Review
WINNER, Sydney Theatre Awards 2023
Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production
Best Lighting Design of an Independent Production
NOMINEE, Sydney Theatre Awards 2023
Best Performance in a Leading Role in an
Independent Production - Janet Anderson
NOMINEE, TDC Video Design for a Live
Performance Award 2024
Australian Production Design Guild
Best Performance in a Leading Role in an
Independent Production - Janet Anderson
NOMINEE, TDC Video Design for a Live
Performance Award 2024
Australian Production Design Guild
“[Moroney & Herten have] created an atmosphere of
visual and aural dissonance that vividly illustrates
what’s going on in Essie’s mind. It’s a paradox for the
audience as the experience of watching and listening
is profoundly sad, scary, and hilarious by turn.
Anderson is heart-stopping in a nuanced, intelligent,
and luminous performance, aided by her co-directors
and surroundings. Collapsible is outstanding.
★★★★ 1/2 - Diana Simmonds, Stage Noise
“[Anderson] is towering, even when feeling deflated,
confessing depletion, collapsing into invisibility.
Collapsible also integrates digital technology not
as a gimmick but an aid to the narrative and is
interwoven astonishingly well... Collapsible is
an all encompassing theatrical experience.
Richard Cotter, Sydney Arts Guide
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