· Così-Louis Nowra Lewis, a young, first-time director, is hired to direct a variety show as part of a therapeutic program at a state-run psychiatric institution. Whilst he's not exactly equipped for the job he's willing to give it a go - Lewis is drifting and needs some direction in his own life. What Lewis isn't prepared for is the. · First produced in , COSI has become one of the most successful Australian plays produced in the last decade. A terrific play about madness, illusion, sanity and theatre. “Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors.” Louis Nowra. · Cosi is a semi-autobiographical play set in s Melbourne Australia that takes place within a mental asylum. The social and political issues in the ’s, Nowra draws on, are central to our understanding of his concerns and meaning in the play/5.
Cosi is a play written by Louis Nowra in the 's. The comedy is about an inexperienced director, Lewis, who chooses to earn some cash and gain professional experience by working with a group of mental patients in Melbourne and directing a play for them to perform. Although the play is a comedy, there is many real messages throughout the. Set in , Così is Louis Nowra's second semi-autobiographical play. Lewis has recently left university and takes up a job in a mental institution directing Mozart's Così Fan Tutte. Lewis, the non-participant, becomes emotionally involved with his actors' lives as his operatic production lurches forward and anti-Vietnam protests take. Nowra's vibrant play is set inside a psychiatric institution where Lewis, a university student, has been employed to direct a show. He becomes emotionally involved with his patients-cum-actors as his operatic production lurches forward and anti-Vi.
The play's title 'Cosi' is drawn from the opera 'Cosi-Fan-Tutte' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart About the playwright: Louis Nowra was born on 12th December He was born in Melbourne as Mark Doyle but he changed his name in the s. He still lives and works in Australia. He is one of Australia’s most. Semi-autobiographical in nature, Louis Nowra has written a play about theatre, madness, illusion, sanity and life. COSI explores a life lesson for Lewis, a young director who takes on the task of producing a play with the patients who live there. Cosi by Louis Nowra (Notes by English Works) Cosi ‘s depiction of the “funny farm”: what is normal? by Dr Jennifer Minter, English Works. Set in the remnants of a burnt-out theatre, and drawing upon the political and social context of the Vietnam War, Louis Nowra’s play Cosi challenges our perceptions about love, madness and politics.
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