Name: 月を見る夜 Moongazing
Start: 2026-02-04
End: 2026-02-22
Location: La Mama HQ

There’s a search bar at your fingertips. But does it have the answers you need?

From the infinity of the internet to the fate of the stars, 月を見る夜 Moongazing looks at the systems we are now turning to for practical, emotional and spiritual guidance.

A chance encounter between two women of the Japanese diaspora, young and old, kicks off an unlikely friendship. But as Tsukiko is drawn to the kind Chie, she seems to find herself with more questions than answers.

Drawing from Noh, Japanese folktales and the digital realm, 月を見る夜 Moongazing is a meditation on the stories we inherit and the grief of witnessing familial and cultural ties dissipating in an increasingly atomised world.

Writer: Maki Morita

Director: Ari Angkasa

Dramaturge: Roshelle Fong

Vision and Systems Designer: d duàn 段耀钦

Composer and Sound Designer: Jack Whu

Creative Producers: Brandon Pape and Cameron Steens

Image by Darren Gill

Antipodes Theatre Company

Antipodes Theatre Company seeks to provide a collaborative and inclusive environment for independent theatre in Melbourne. Previous productions include 'Storked' (World Premiere, Theatre Works), 'Orlando' (World Premiere, fortyfivedownstairs), ‘Guys and Dolls’ (two 2024 Green Room Awards and thirteen nominations, Chapel Off Chapel), 'Passing Strange' (Australian Premiere, five 2023 Green Room Nominations), 'And She Would Stand Like This' (Australian Premiere, Meat Market Stables), 'Sam I Am' (Victorian Premiere, La Mama) and 'Ghost Quartet' (Australian Premiere, two 2020 Green Room Award Nominations and return seasons in 2021 and 2025).

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This project was previously developed as part of Antipodes Theatre Company's 2025 Winter Lab and received a 2025 La Mama Residency.

For Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise (writer: Maki Morita)

“Morita’s writing is absurdist but playful; dense, but rich with detail. Astute social and political commentaries are offered with ready spoonfuls of wit.”

THEATRE MATTERS

For Suspicious Fish (director: Ari Angkasa)