'Nowra has written a terrific play about theatre, madness, illusion, sanity, life: it's a big, splendidly Australian epic.' —Frank Gauntlett, Telegraph Mirror
Set in 1971, Cosi is Louis Nowra's second semi-autobiographical play. Lewis has recently left university and takes up a job in a mental institution directing Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis, the non-participant, becomes emotionally involved with his actors' lives as his operatic production lurches forward and anti-Vietnam protests take place in the streets outside.
'Nowra's generous humour offers up a world of the most extraordinary, ordinary people; and a hilarious situation comedy to boot... [but there are] hints of a darkness that lies beyond the light: the real world.' —Angela Bennie, Sydney Morning Herald
LOUIS NOWRA's plays have been performed here, in Europe, England, Asia and North America. They include Inner Voices, Visions, Inside the Island, Sunrise, The Golden Age, Capricornia, Byzantine Flowers, The Watchtower, Summer of the Aliens, Cosi, Radiance, The Temple, Crow, The Incorruptible, The Jungle, Language of the Gods, The Boyce Trilogy. Some non-fiction works are Walkabout, Chihuahuas, Women and Me, Kings Cross, and its companion volumes, Woolloomooloo and Sydney. His novels comprise, The Misery of Beauty, Palu, Red Nights, Abaza, Ice , Prince of Afghanistan. The Twelfth of Never and Shooting the Moon are his memoirs. Radio plays for the ABC and BBC include The Song Room, Far North, Jez and The Light of Darkness. He was the principal writer for the documentary series First Australians and created the TV series The Last Resort and The Straits. Besides writing libretti, and the telemovies Displaced Persons and The Lizard King, his screen credits include Map of the Human Heart, Cosi, Heaven’s Burning, Radiance, K-19 and Black and White. His most recent works are Collected Stories, the Audible dramas The Goodbye Party, Beatrice Dark, The Divine Hammer and the play, This Much is True.
| Cast Info | 4F, 7M, (doubling available) |
| Genres | Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama |
| Themes | Large Cast |
| Audiences | Adult, Secondary: Years 10-12, Young Adult |
| Extent | 112 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Size | 210 x 137 |
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