Insomnia Cat Came to Stay

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Event Insomnia Cat Came to Stay
Venue Rehearsal Room - Roundhouse Theatre, Kelvin Grove, QLD
Umbrella Event Brisbane Festival 2013
First Date 24 September 2013
Opening Date 24 September 2013
Last Date 28 September 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 'I am very awake. I’ve never been this awake before. Except every other night this week…'

Part true story, part waking dream, this poetic and surreal performance weaves striking hand-drawn animations with evocative sound design and intimate storytelling.

Insomnia Cat Came To Stay is a witty, wild, poetic, tragic and exquisitely beautiful tale of sleeplessness that will resonate with anyone who’s lain awake wrestling with their demons at 3am.

This engaging intermedia performance was born of a collaboration between playwright Fleur Kilpatrick, animator Thomas Russell and composer Rode
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Multimedia
Storytelling
Surrealism
Subjects Sleep
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joanne Sutton Actor
Danny Delahunty Director
Anastasia Ryan Production Manager
Sarah Walker Set Designer
Roderick Cairns Sound Designer
Steven Hearne Sound Designer
Thomas Russell Video Artist
Fleur Susannah Kilpatrick Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Part of QUT Theatre Republic
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Brisbane Festival Programme
Web Archived Brisbane Festival Website
Production Company Quiet Little Fox website
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 107896