COLDER BY LACHLAN PHILPOTT

‘This is a chilling, thoughtful production dealing with a topic that is too easy to ignore.’
Alex Lalak, Daily Telegraph

‘‘Colder’ is a fine piece of writing with deft direction by Katrina Douglas. With time frames slipping back and forth as they did, there is the potential for confusion, but there was none. … Go see ‘Colder’. Like me, you’ll be glad you did.’
Lee Bemrose, Drum Media

‘The director, Katrina Douglas, handles well a text that experiments with form and style and elicits effective performances from the cast.’ SX News

What if someone you love vanished without a trace? How do you grieve someone’s loss when your only hope is their return?

A young boy is separated from his mother and goes missing in Disneyland. Adrift in the artificial world of giant mice and noisy parades, nobody can account for what happened in the seven frantic hours before he’s found. Years later his life seems normal; stable; happy. But something about that day haunts him. Something about that day remains unresolved. And then he disappears again …

Inspired by the disappearance of Lachlan’s friend Simon Knight in 2005, ‘Colder’ explores the infinite unknowns surrounding missing persons and the fog of purgatory that engulfs those left behind. Lachlan Philpott’s provocative script won the R.E. Ross Trust Award and was short-listed for the 2007 Griffin Award.

The world premiere season of 'Colder' was at the SBW Stables Theatre, as part of Griffin Independent, May 2018.

CREATIVE TEAM
Performers: Jamie Irvine, Diana McLean, Nathaniel Scotcher, Catherine Terracini & Matt Walker
Direction: Katrina Douglas
Set Design: James Croke
Costume Design: Artsu aka Nik Philpott
Lighting Design: Tim Dennis
Music Composition: Stephen Conn
Stage Manager: Matt Leslie