11 — 28 Sep
Adrift
Presented by Brisbane Festival and Metro Arts
Set in an infinite ocean, together we create worlds and uncover mysteries.
In an infinite ocean, floating in the unknowable spaces between each other, together we create worlds, uncover mysteries, and fill in the blanks in each other’s stories.
Part mystery, part game, Adrift is a participatory theatre work that brings audience members together to uncover a story exploring feelings of isolation and our fraught relationship with nature in the face of a potential mass extinction event.
Following instructions through headsets, participants create detailed worlds as tiny architecture reveals itself, inviting participants to interact with and discover the world around them. Lights turn on, water emerges, and mechanical discoveries are made. Now immersed in the mystery of Adrift, participants explore a series of fantastical true stories of infatuated dolphins, lonely whales, and remote lighthouses.
Is our relationship with nature just as fraught as our relationships with each other, and can we find hope across an ocean of unknown?
Created by Counterpilot
Co-Devisor / Director / Co-writer - Nathan Sibthorpe
Co-Devisor / Lighting Design / Technical Design - Christine Felmingham
Co-Devisor / Composer & Sound Design - Mike Willmett
Co-Devisor / Co-Writer / Performer - Toby Martin
Co-Devisor / Production Design - Sarah Winter
Production Design - Aimeé Pouzet
Technical Design / Software Design - Sam Black
Design Assistance - Ebony Webb
Design Assistance / Assistant Director - Damian Tatum
Design Assistance - The Team
Dramaturg - Ben Knapton
Performers - Kate Wilson, Lucas Stibbard, Paige Poulier, Kate O’Sullivan
Creative Producer - Elizabeth Hunt
Producer (Metro Arts) - Danielle Carney
Producer (original season) - Jo Thomas, Meg Hamilton, Nicholas Southey
Associate Producer / Stage Manager (original season) - Milly Walker
Technical Coordinator (original season) - Teegan Kranenburg
Adrift is supported by Metro Arts, Arts Queensland, Creative Australia, Brisbane City Council and the Bundanon Trust
Image by Morgan Roberts
Production Partners
Price
$29 — $45
Times
Matinees - 2:30pm
Evening performances - 6pm, 8:30pm
Duration
Approx. 1 hour 30 minutes
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
50% Visual Content
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‘Adrift’ integrates the multitude of universes and it holds seamlessly – keeping the audience members captivated from start to finish.
Theatre Haus
What a marvellous production. I commend Counterpilot for their work. Their insight. Their boldness. They take storytelling beyond the social norms.
Theatre Travels
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Counterpilot
Brisbane based Counterpilot is an award-winning collective of interdisciplinary artists creating interactive performance works and activating audiences with new technology, rich design, and transmedia storytelling.
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