AUGUSTA
by Paul Gilchrist
With Megan Bennetts, Russell Cronin, & Alyona Popova
Directed by Daniela Giorgi
10 - 14 September 2024
Emerging Artist Share House,
as part of the Sydney Fringe
First woman in Rome,
Augusta has it all
– except power.
Who can help?
Good old Attila the Hun.
What could possibly go wrong?
Historical, hysterical, heartbreaking comedy
from subtlenuance.
"bubbles with bravura and fizzes with fun.
A playful and provocative portrait of power and privilege"
Australian Stage Online
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“a delightfully audacious romp ….
a potent blend of humour and heartbreak
(AUGUSTA is) startlingly relevant…
simultaneously entertaining and thought-provoking”
That Show Blog
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“witty, very funny and often poetic.
Megan Bennetts inhabits the titular role with aplomb,
she commands the stage….
a solid, mature piece of work and well worth your time”
Disrupting Stages
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“very entertaining,
a thoughtful exploration of power
beneath a sparkling exterior”
South Sydney Herald
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Based on an extraordinary true story,
Augusta is a playful and provocative portrait of power.
Set in Late Antiquity,
as the Roman Empire totters on the edge,
it tells the story of Honoria, sister of the Emperor.
Though born into privilege
and bestowed with the prestigious title of Augusta,
Honoria remains deeply dissatisfied.
As a woman in Rome,
she knows real power can never be hers.
Always preferred will be her stupid, stupid, stupid little brother!
So, she sets in motion the most audacious of plans.