Cosi

by arrangement with HLA Management Pty Ltd
written by Louis Nowra
directed by Bruce Akers

Performed at Heidelberg Theatre from
8 September – 23 September, 2023

Cosi is set in a psychiatric institution in Melbourne in 1971 during the changing social climate caused mainly by the war in Vietnam. Lewis has recently left Uni and faces the challenge of directing the Mozart opera Cosi Fan Tutte staged in a burnt-out theatre with the patients as cast members. Initially hesitant, he becomes emotionally involved with his patients-cum-actors as his operatic production lurches forward and anti-war protests rage outside. Filled with an over-enthusiastic cast who can’t sing, act or speak Italian, what could possibly go wrong? (Text by Chris McLean – HTC)

CAST:
Character……………..Actor
Lewis………………….. Rhys Carter
Lucy……………………. Emma Warner-Carter
Nick……………………. Daniel Trenkovski Justine………………… Sharon Casey Roy……………………… Timothy Camilleri
Henry…………………. Greg Cormack
Doug…………………. Sam Howard
Cherry……………….. Morgan Thomas-Connor
Julie………………….. Aimee Sanderson
Ruth………………….. Angelique malcolm
Zac…………………… Carl Michelangeli

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director……………………………. Bruce Akers Assistant Director……………… Dean Banova
Production Co-ord……………. Karen Wakeham
Asst. Prod’n Co-ord………….. Louise Millar-Hoffmann Stage Manager………………… Emma Hunt. Lighting Design……………….. Michael Rowe
Sound Design………………….. John Rowe
Costume Design………………. Wendy Drowley
Set Design……………………… Bruce Akers & Owen Evans
Wardrobe……………………….. Wendy Drowley & Catherine Christensen
Set Construction……………… Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton, Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, . Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas, Brett Hunt, Jim Thompson, Blake Egan
Scenic Artist…………………….. Lisa McVilly
Rehearsal Prompt…………….. Bobbie Parish

Heidelberg Theatre Company, 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna, Melbourne VIC Australia

Follow the links below to view photos of HTC’s production of Cosi. 

(Images by Dave Belton)

Cosi – Act 2→

Cosi – Act 1→

Cosi – Early→

Cosi – Cast →

Heidelberg Theatre Web Site →

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