25th June - 6th July 2024

THE VOID, FLINDERS UNIVERSIty DRAMA CENTRE

It began with a satellite. Now the night sky is heavy and whizzing and whirring, and no one has seen a real star in over a generation. Capitalism is infinite, and legacy is bought and sold. The stars have become lonely. And vengeful. Something has to change.

Starweaver is an innovative multimodal theatrical experience, grappling with humanity’s unquenchable thirst for progress and the loss of meaning that accompanies it.

It’s 2149. The night sky has been fully privatised, and the only people who can see the stars are those who can pay for it.

Following Cato, an A.I. engineer turned revolutionary, Starweaver grapples with the difficulties of overthrowing an unfair system and the thorny moral dilemmas of direct political action, diving headfirst into a world of unfettered capitalism, revolution, entropy, memory, chaos and, ultimately, hope.

STARWEAVER IS A gritty and gripping new science fiction play, brought to you by the award-winning theatre makers at madness of two.

Rehearsal photos by Jamie Hornsby/Photos by Jamois

Crafted with a cutting-edge blend of CGI, motion capture and video game technology, Starweaver is an urgent and unforgettable science fiction epic unlike anything ever seen on a South Australian stage.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

CREATIVE TEAM

  • Shannon Rush

    Director/Dramaturg

  • Ellen Graham

    Writer/Performer/Co-Producer

  • Jamie Hornsby

    Writer/Performer/Producer
    Photographer/Videographer

  • Kathryn Sproul

    Designer

  • Mark Oakley

    Lighting Designer/Technical Director

  • Paul Goodman

    Sound Designer

  • Isabella Strada

    Production Manager

  • Ashlee Scott

    Stage Manager

  • Maeve Hook

    Performer

  • CAST ALSO FEATURES:

    Brett Archer
    Mark Saturno
    Stephen Tongun
    Nick Launchbury
    Rohan Becker
    Mantra Bhatt
    Shardae Santos

    Visual effects and motion capture created in collaboration with Jason Bevan and the VEED students at Flinders University.

SUPPORTERS

Starweaver is presented as part of the 2024 Stateside Season of State Theatre Company South Australia. It was developed and produced with the assistance of the Australian Writers’ Guild’s David Williamson Prize, and was initially developed as part of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE Development Program. Starweaver is supported by Arts South Australia, Creative Australia’s MATCH Lab program, and by Jopuka Productions.

In addition to the support of the above organisations, we’d like to thank our wonderful crowdfunding donors, specifically:

Alex & Rhona Procter
Amy Brooks
Ben O'Brien
Benji Groenewegen
Blake Taylor
Brittany Gallasch
Carol OAM
Christina Page
Christopher Bond
Clare Mansfield
Corey McMahon
Craig Rush
Curtis Shipley

Deborah Bond
Eddie Morrison
Elliot O'Neill
Felicia Tassone
Finegan Kruckemeyer
Gemma Driscoll
Grace Uther
Hew Parham
Isabella Strada
Jennifer Blundell
Jess Taurins
Joshua Maxwell
Julia Light

Karma Duffield
Kathryn Adams
Kirsty Wigg
Luana Brolezzi Deieso
Maritza Manojlovic
Matt Brown
Michelle Graham
Mitchell Butel
Patrick Benjamin
Patrick Klavins
Philip Denson
Pia OMeadhra

Pompea Sweet
Pr0mythean Gaming
Rachel Bruerville
Reiko Guerin
Rita Papillo
Sara Keep
Sue Camilleri
Tamara Clifford
Tamara Lee
Temeka Lawlor
Tiffany Godfrey
Vicki Cornish

We’d also like to thank Patch Theatre and Role to Cast for lending us some of their audio equipment!