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




“[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