A Breath of Cinnamon and Diesel

A Breath of Cinnamon and Diesel Program

1991

Carolyn Papworth

Explores the tension and solitude felt by a young Australian woman in Sri Lanka when confronted by the loss of her own culture, and the new culture that surrounds her. At 15, Laura travels to Sri Lanka as a student. Confronted by a vastly different culture, she is overwhelmed by the meaninglessness involved with being, and what an arbitrary act it is to desire, to want something. Seductively, the play explores the way a sense of oneself develops within culture, and shows how such cultural displacement can result in a sort of schizophrenia.

Part of MUDFEST 91

Sharon Peel

Radhik Devi

Kristen Boys
Lucia Tallis
Shane Lee
Samantha Bond
Maria Callipari

Plays, 1991, australian, female director, female writer, mudfest, new, original