Unnatural

Australian Gothic meets queer revolution.

A child discovers a two-headed goat.

A mother gives birth to a squid.

A teenager inherits the spirit of an ancient lake creature.

A preteen sells their disabled sibling’s heartbeat to fetishists on the dark web.

A famous writer becomes a snail.

A priest-in-training resurrects Jesus. He’s real, He’s really here, and He’s really, really hot.

And we haven’t even touched the weird stuff yet.

Unnatural unravels the transformative experience of queerness by traveling through six journeys of metamorphosis. From the Eldritch to the evangelical, Holland Brooks’ playwrighting debut rips open the Australian Gothic to paint a visual story of queer reckoning, redemption, and reclamation.

Sometimes the experience of queerness demands a haunted house. 

Detailed content warnings

Please be aware that this performance includes depictions of infanticide, sexual assault, ableism, death; course language; use of haze, strobe lighting and horror images. Please read here for more details (including spoilers).

Due to the themes of the show, there will be no lockout. If you need to leave at any point throughout the performance: please feel free to do so and you can reenter, if you please, at an appropriate moment. If you wish to leave the show to avoid a certain monologue, please call the Producer, Scarlet (0401415159), to discuss if this would be appropriate and how we can assist you in leaving at the correct moment.

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Unnatural – Meet The Artists [12 Nov]

Join the team on Tuesday 12 November for a post-show Q&A, kicking off around 7:40pm.

Unnatural was developed in collaboration with Antipodes Theatre Company, Melbourne, Australia (Brandon Pape, Artistic Director & Cameron Steens, New Work Manager).

Unnatural was developed in collaboration with WAYTCO as part of their 24 Hour Play Generator and 40 Hour Play Generator projects (James Berlyn, Artistic Director).

• Writer

  Holland Brooks

• Director

  Andrew Sutherland

• Creative Producer

  Scarlet Rose

• Set Designer

  Cherish Marrington

• Set Design Assistant

  William Leggett

• Lighting Designer

  Jasmine Lifford

• Sound Design Mentor

  Rachael Dease

• Sound Designer

  Abi Russell

• Performer

  Gabriel Critti-Schnaars
  Jess Nyanda Moyle
  Jacinta Larcombe
  Marli Jupiter

• Publicist

  Phoebe Eames

• AV Designer

  Mohamed Chamas

• Stage Manager

  Ari Rahim

• Intimacy Coordinator

  Molly Tipping