Colder

by Lachlan Philpott
Directed by Alyson Campbell
Victorian Premiere 
13 March - 8 April
Previews 13 - 16 March

Q&A Session following performance on 29th March

“I used to lose things. So I bought a container and then another and then another and now I don’t lose things.”

How do you grieve someone’s loss when your only hope is for their return?

A young boy is separated from his mother and goes missing in Disneyland. Adrift in the artificial world of giant mice and noisy parades, no-one can account for what happened in the seven frantic hours before he’s found. Years later his life seems normal, but something about that day haunts him; something remains unresolved. And then, he disappears again...

Inspired by a real event, this lyrical and provocative play explores the infinite unknowns surrounding missing persons and the fog which engulfs those left behind.

“Without a doubt, this is the best new play of this country in a long while...that cuts into our cultural prejudice and unresolved gender assumptions...That it is also poetic and rich and moving renders it unmissable.”

★★★★ – Time Out on Philpott and Campbell’s The Trouble with Harry