KASAMA KITA

BELVOIR ST THEATRE

25A

Presented in association with Aya Productions

20 November – 8 December 2019

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Written by Jordan Shea
Directed by Erin Taylor

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It is 1974, and a political uprising that has compromised the safety of millions in the Philippines, brings Nancy, Antero and Cory to Balmain, Sydney. They are to train as nurses under the watchful eye of a jaded Matron, who echoes the sentiments of a harsh and unwelcoming Australia.

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45 years later, the now estranged trio must reconnect under grave circumstances. This is an untold story of first generation immigrants that have shaped the Australia we know today.

 

REVIEWS

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"Perhaps inevitable with its focus on adversity, Kasama Kita is however, remarkably humorous, and fascinating in its depictions of the different ways in which individuals are able to be of value to society."

— Suzy Goes See

 

★★★★ "Filipino-Australian playwright Jordan Shea peppers the dialogue with a wonderful cultural specificity and a heightened sense of place."

— Time Out

 

"I cannot recommend this play more."

— Theatre Now

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CREATIVES

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Writer Jordan Shea
Director Erin Taylor
Producer Emma Diaz
Production Designer Emma White
Lighting Designer Kelsey Lee
Sound Designer Clare Hennessy
Assistant Director Mark Paguio
Stage Manager Adrienne Patterson

Producers Aya Productions

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CAST

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Kip Chapman
Jude Gibson
Kenneth Moraleda
Monica Sayers
Teresa Tate Britten

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PARTNERS

 

A new work by Jordan Shea, originally developed as part of the Q-Lab Artist in Residence program, and further at Q Theatre.