Writer/Director: Melita Rowston
Performer: Leah Donovan
Live music: Benito Di Fonzo
SA Premiere
Cockroach
Theatre
/ Comedy
NSW
An amoral revenge tale for the #MeToo generation, 'Cockroach' is a blackly
comic prose-poem/grunge-cabaret about female anger.
When C wakes from a nightmare she finds herself transformed into a monstrous vermin. For too long she's yearned to behave badly. Tonight's her night of reckoning!
Disrupting Kafka and Ovid's Metamorphoses 'Cockroach' explores the silencing following abuse and the transformations that occur from it. Featuring a live score on drums, keys and Fender Strat it's an anthem for our times: furious, funny and hopeful.
"A unique, thought-provoking fantasy script juxtaposed with startling facts and reality" Weekend Notes.
"Powerful, creative and unapologetic" Broadway World.
"A very timely and funny commentary" The Buzz from Sydney.
"Furiously smart" Sometimes Melbourne.
When C wakes from a nightmare she finds herself transformed into a monstrous vermin. For too long she's yearned to behave badly. Tonight's her night of reckoning!
Disrupting Kafka and Ovid's Metamorphoses 'Cockroach' explores the silencing following abuse and the transformations that occur from it. Featuring a live score on drums, keys and Fender Strat it's an anthem for our times: furious, funny and hopeful.
"A unique, thought-provoking fantasy script juxtaposed with startling facts and reality" Weekend Notes.
"Powerful, creative and unapologetic" Broadway World.
"A very timely and funny commentary" The Buzz from Sydney.
"Furiously smart" Sometimes Melbourne.
Reviews
“This is a cautionary tale that needs to be seen.”
Bob Becker, HI-FI WAY: The Pop Chronicles
“Fonzo and Donovan never miss a beat.”
Chloe Cannell, Weekend Notes
“Disfigured, alien-like and contorted, Donovan is thrilling as she retells tales of sexual assault with happy endings for a post #Metoo age.”
Laura Desmond, fest
Presented by:
Melita Rowston and Leah Donovan
Venue
255 Angas St, Adelaide, SA, 5000