COSÌ

About the show

One of Australia’s great classics is given a fantastical makeover. Lewis is a fresh university graduate who’s been enlisted to direct a production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte with the in-patients at a mental health ward. As rehearsals begin, visions of theatrical grandeur soar—contrary to the lack of budget, talent and willingness of most cast members. Outside, Australia’s anti-Vietnam war movement is reaching fever pitch. Inside, tensions are becoming operatic. Così is Louis Nowra’s most beloved play—a comic commentary on everything from the healing power of art as therapy, to Australia’s shifting approach to mental health, to the nature of theatre itself. THE LEWIS TRILOGY With an ensemble of eight of Sydney’s favourite actors including the great Paul Capsis (Angela’s Kitchen), Griffin’s Artistic Director Declan Greene stages three of Louis Nowra’s most iconic plays like you’ve never seen them before—bursting the seams of the SBW Stables Theatre with love, loss and glorious Australiana. Choose to watch all three plays on separate days or enjoy a magical full-day weekend experience—The Lewis Trilogy is a special event of epic proportions that is not to be missed.