The Cardinal Rules

Engulfed by nostalgia, a woman stands at the funeral of a primary school friend that she hasn’t seen in years. As she remembers her 90’s childhood in a close-knit suburban Catholic community, she questions how their lives diverged. When two Aunties from the ancestral plane rupture her sheltered reality, she is forced to re-evaluate her understanding of everything she thought she knew.

An unlikely coming of (middle) age story about facing the uncomfortable realities of the past and living in the present.

“...any opportunity to see their work should not be passed up.” – Wanderer Magazine

“...creatively and wonderfully challenged us all to examine our souls...” – Sydney Arts Review

• Lead Artist/Co-writer/Performer – Rose Maher

• Co-writer/Performer – Alison Bennett

• Performer/Deviser – Jane Phegan

• Director – Ali Gordon

• Lighting Designer – Chloe Weeks

• Sound Designer – Gail Priest

• Production Designer – Andrea Espinoza

24 - 27 Sep | 1 hour 10 minutes

Content warnings: strobe lighting, discussion of suicide, discussion of sexual violence