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One day. Three people. Consequences that last his lifetime.
More details“[Emma Chandler's] Numa and Karl is an incredibly welcome history lesson that deserves global recognition for its dedication to queer joy and resistance.”
The Public Universal Friend: radical non-binary preacher, or a canny woman in colonial New England? True believer or opportunistic cult leader? The Second Coming or the Devil incarnate?
Playing with opinion, genre and form, Public Universal Foe explores the history and impact of this fascinating and forgotten figure. Eclectic, funny, and bizarre, this remix of history draws from influences such as 1950’s sitcom, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Cowboy Ballads, and Anthony Burgess' "Mozart and the Wolf Gang".
Time to dissect what's come before and examine how and why we tell of our queer history, here and now.
Written and Directed by Emma Chandler
Co-Devised with Sarah Hartnell, Lilian Hudson, Cian Morgan, and Tristan Sicari
Hero Image Photographer: Darren Gill
“Numa and Karl is not merely a biopic. It is an artwork in itself, using history not only to educate the audience about a man who began the first LGBTQIA+ rights movement, but to remind that sexuality has been a topic of discussion for longer than history acknowledges.”
References to severe illness, death, kidnapping, transphobia, misogyny.
Visual Ratings: 50%
Aural Ratings: 75%
Suitable Age: 16+
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What we inherit can haunt us. What we voice can change us.
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Everyone's hungry for a way out. A pitch-black comedy about family, inheritance, and what we're willing to stomach.
More detailsLa Mama Presents 2027 has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
