Cosi

Tugun’s Cosi has been quite a few months in the making because of COVID 19 restrictions.

However, at long last, this fantastic production has opened and what a great show it is.

Making her directorial debut, Kate McNair, with assistance from John Arthars, has produced a fast-paced, entertaining show in which the talented cast have a ball on stage, much to the delight of the audience.

The ensemble cast work well, bouncing off each other like a well-oiled machine.

Elliott Hawkins is Lewis, the long-suffering director of the inmate’s production; Samantha McClurg as his politically minded girlfriend Lucy and Flynn Anderson as his rally-organising mate Zac.

The “inmates” are led by Chris Hawkins as Roy, a wonderfully ‘over the top’ opera tragic with an undeniable love of Mozart. Sam Young is the sex-starved pyromaniac Doug; Stephen Nash is the mild-mannered Henry, who blossoms in the limelight; Amy-Louise Anderson is Cherry, the passionate want-to-be in love with Lewis; Tracy Carroll is the meek and mild Ruth, with her compulsion for correctness, Jenna Baker is Julie, the withdrawn drug addict and Charlie Graham is Zac, the musician whose life is governed by waves of consciousness.

Louis Nowra’s Cosi has cemented its place as a favourite Australian play with audiences everywhere. 

Tugun is just a couple of kilometres from the NSW border and due to movement across the border being restricted, Cosi is being enjoyed by a reduced audience, which is a great shame.

Roger McKenzie

Image: TTL photography