Cosi

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Event Cosi
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 29 April 1994
Opening Date 29 April 1994
Last Date 11 June 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "Mental asylum inmates attempt a production of a Mozart opera. A university student struggles through a minefield of sexual and social honesty, in an attempt to foist theatrical therapy upon subjects who either control him superbly well or are totally out of control emotionally."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Love
Mental Illness
Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Christopher Gabardi Actor Ray
Nadine Garner Actor Julie/Lucy
Ernie Gray Actor Justin
Kim Gyngell Actor Doug
Christen O'Leary Actor Cherry
Barry Otto Actor Roy
Pamela Rabe Actor Ruth
Charles Bud Tingwell Actor Henry
Shaun Unsworth Actor Nick
Hugh Wayland Actor Zac
Tony Pavey-Smith Assistant Stage Manager
Philip Judd Composer
Trina Parker Designer
Nadia Tass Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Richard Johnstone Lighting Operator/Technician
Louis Nowra Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Greg Diamantis Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Tour from 14.06-06.08.94. Season extended to June 11
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Programme Russell St Theatre season
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1994
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 4 January 2026
Event Identifier 24559
Dataset AusStage