Missing the Bus to David Jones
In ‘Missing the Bus to David Jones’ Kantanka looks to the future. Frailty, isolation, memory loss, fragile new friendships, the comfort of a woollen wrap. Your twilight years in a nursing home? It is not for everyone.
‘Missing the Bus to David Jones’ is a poetic reflection on life in a nursing home. We immersed ourselves in the surreal world of altered minds and changed bodies; at times brutal, sad, sometimes humorous… and above all, very human. This performance is provoked by a hidden universe, where memories and bodies clash with reality, time and perception.
Artists/Devisors:
Carlos Gomes
Valerie Berry
Kym Vercoe
Arky Michael
Katia Molino
Rosie Lalevich
Phillip Mills
Original Concept/Direction: Carlos Gomes
Consultant dramaturg: Annette Tesoriero
Lighting/visuals: Sydney Bouhaniche
Sound Design/Composition and Video programming: Nick Wishart
Video/Photography: Joanne Saad
“This is a wonderful show…one of the most celebratory pieces of theatre you will encounter.”
SUN HERALD
“This is a finely wrought, challenging work.”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“For your own sake, don’t miss the Bus.”
AUSTRALIANSTAGE
“…An important and unmissable experience.”
KEVIN JACKSON’S ONLINE REVIEW
“The cast are superb”
AUSSIE THEATRE
“Memorable and haunting”
ARTSHUB
“…Truly one of the most beautiful productions I have seen in a long time.”
JAMES WAITES’ ONLINE REVIEW
“…the performance never loses touch with the humanity of its subjects…it’s visceral, tactile and emotional.”
SOUTH SYDNEY HERALD
Supported by Australia Council for the Arts, Arts NSW, Performance Space and Campbelltown Arts Centre
