3-13 August, Theatre Works, 2022
Carlo Gatti introduced ice cream to Victorian London, but this isn’t about him. This is about a physicist in 1983, a psychologist in 2017, a piano-playing Victorian era ghost, ice cream, quantum gravity, Elton John, and feeling alone in the universe. In their respective apartments, in their respective times, alone a psychologist and a physicist fear for their sanity, because whoever lives above them has been playing Liszt on the piano nonstop, the only problem is they live on the top floor. As one Christmas takes a turn as a betrayal is revealed. When we’re moving across time, can binding a found family across the ages change our future?
This bleak comedy takes a look at the delicate things that barely hold us and the universe together, the deafening pain isolation and the phenomenal power of ice cream.
“A beautiful, touching and thought-provoking piece that will leave you elated by the magic of human connection” – Beat Magazine
“Marvellous Life of Carlo Gatti is a beautiful piece of art.” – Lilithia Reviews
“Yiannacou creates such beautifully uplifting moments” – Beat Magazine
“Yiannacou has written a powerful play.” – Lilithia Reviews
Creative team
Playwright: Cassandra-Elli Yiannacou
Director: Chris Hosking
Dramaturge: Dr Laura Hartnell
Cast
Shamita Siva, Ellen Kiley, Connor Dariol
Development
Development Dramaturge: Glenn Saunders
Scenes at Small & Loud #3 at The Arts Centre in Melbourne in March 2018.
Cast: Emily Joy, Samuel Burton, Sahil Saluja