★★★★ Arts Hub

★★★★ Time Out Sydney

★★★★ Sydney Arts Guide

“A master stroke of playwright Elias Jamieson Brown… It sent shivers through me. ”

-Gary Nunn, Theatre Now

“Quick witted and comical, but also deeply moving and, at times, harrowing, CAMP carries a powerful political message and a warning to learn from our past".”

- Sarah Liversidge, Arts Hub

“Judging from the rapturous audience applause at the closing of the touching final scene, [director Kate Gaul] and the cast have achieved their mission.”

- Paul Chan, What She Just Said

“…a not-so-gentle reminder that the fight is far, far from over. Start your WorldPride right and see this passionately rendered tribute.”

- Charlotte Smee, Time Out Sydney

“…a timely and confronting reminder of the brave pioneers who fought for acceptance.”

- John Shand, The Sydney Morning Herald

Writer Elias Jamieson Brown
Director Kate Gaul
Associate Director Hayden Tonazzi
Movement Director Emily Ayoub
Production Designer Angelina Meany
Lighting and Video Designer Morgan Moroney
Composer and Sound Designer Jessica Dunn

Producer Kate Gaul
Associate Producer Robyn Kennedy
Production Manager Daniel Potter for Paper Jam Partners
Stage Manager Emma Maloney
ASM Lana Filies

With Adriano Cappelletta, Anni Finsterer, Genevieve Mooy, Jane Phegan, Lou McInnes, Sandie Eldridge, and Tamara Natt

Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, Australia is on the cusp of political change. The body of a murdered lecturer floats in the River Torrens, a young woman escapes a lobotomy to ‘cure’ her sexuality, and a single mum struggles to find her place in a society that brands her as ‘abnormal’.

CAMP was commissioned for Sydney WorldPride 2023. It was researched and written in six months, beginning June 2022. The play commission was supported by the NSW office for the arts through Create NSW and the premiere production was supported by the NSW Government, City of Sydney, LOTL, Stonewall, Star Observer, and Qtopia.

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