Mara KORPER
Written & Directed by Jayde Kirchert
12–22 May 2021
Theatre Works
In a futuristic dystopian future where the government owns your body, Mara KORPER explores extremism, corruption, gender and body image.
Mara KORPER was nominated for two Green Room Awards 2022.
About Mara KORPER
Mara KORPER is a feminist sci-fi spectacle that follows in the footsteps of dystopian classics such as Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World and 1984. In true Citizen Theatre style, Mara KORPER interrogates the zeitgeist through a feminist lens, echoing and challenging those who came before.
Mara KORPER is set in a futuristic, dystopian world where gender is obsolete, the flesh must remain whole, and bodies are owned by the government. This brilliant and terrifying new theatrical work explores themes of extremism, corruption, gender and body image.
Mara KORPER is staged in a non-traditional way, seating audiences in the round in private perspex boxes. Fusing the latest sound technology with absurdist expressionism, Mara KORPER is truly on the cutting edge of experimental feminist theatre.
Grants & Support
Mara KORPER was generously supported by
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(alphabetical)
Jordan Barr as Bray & Patient Patrice
Emily Carr as Mara
Kayla Hamill as Hans & Superior Clarence
Asha Khamis as Superior Pretz
Erin McIntosh as Superior Tostril
Freya Pragt as Fedenka
Ursula Searle as Superior Fry
Shamita Sivabalan as Konrad
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Writer & Director: Jayde Kirchert
Composer: Anthony Lyons
Associate Music Director: Imogen Cygler
Lead Designer: Stu Brown
Costume Designer: Aislinn Naughton
Lighting Designer: Clare Springett
Stage Manager: Teri Steer
Associate Producer & Assistant Director: Steph Clare-Cover
Theatre Works Intern Associate: Kate Speakman
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