The Chair and the Cello

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Event The Chair and the Cello
Venue Victoria University of Wellington, Studio 77, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 2 December 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Set over the course of one night, this performance explores ideas of loneliness, isolation and academia. The human need for connection is confronted by the inanimate object: sexy cellos, fascist chairs, and piles of doom. When we are overwhelmed with to-do lists and easy-clean DIY dystopian capitalism, when we are confined in a liminal and uncanny space, what is it that we need to survive?
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Monodrama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Hannah Banks Devisor
Nicola Hyland Devisor
Briony Luttrell Devisor
Lucy Orkild Devisor
Carl Walling Devisor
Nicola Hyland Director
Carl Walling Lighting Designer
Briony Luttrell Musical Director
Briony Luttrell Musician: Cellist
Hannah Banks Performer
Lucy Orkild Performer
Rebekah de Roo Projection Designer
Carl Walling Stage Manager
Lucas Neal Technician
Works
Text Nationality Australia
New Zealand
Production Nationality Australia
New Zealand
Further Information A collaboration between creators from the University of Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Web https://research.usc.edu.au/esploro/outputs/991185843902621
Event Identifier 214080
Dataset AusStage and Theatre Aotearoa