Control by Keziah Warner
Theatre Works Explosives Factory
St Kilda
Theatre Works Explosives Factory,
67 Inkerman St
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
St Kilda, Victoria 3182 Australia
Date
22 Oct –
01 Nov
About the Show
For the first time since its original production by Red Stitch Theatre in 2019, Keziah Warner’s epic sci-fi odyssey Control is back in Melbourne.
In the not-so-distant future, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The world is watching. Isn’t it?
On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away.
And on New Earth, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.
Spanning across half a century from Melbourne to Mars, Control is a startling and provocative play by Keziah Warner that delves deep into our relationship with technology: its moral ambiguities, its dependencies, and its potential. Control proposes a future where space colonisation meets reality TV; where memories are stored in a government-regulated cloud: where the implementation of AI in education teaches us more about ourselves. This visually striking play confronts audiences with a potential future where humans gradually surrender control of identity, memory and knowledge-sharing over to technology.
Control was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
This work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program
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For the first time since its original production by Red Stitch Theatre in 2019, Keziah Warner’s epic sci-fi odyssey Control is back in Melbourne.
In the not-so-distant future, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The world is watching. Isn’t it?
On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away.
And on New Earth, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.
Spanning across half a century from Melbourne to Mars, Control is a startling and provocative play by Keziah Warner that delves deep into our relationship with technology: its moral ambiguities, its dependencies, and its potential. Control proposes a future where space colonisation meets reality TV; where memories are stored in a government-regulated cloud: where the implementation of AI in education teaches us more about ourselves. This visually striking play confronts audiences with a potential future where humans gradually surrender control of identity, memory and knowledge-sharing over to technology.
Control was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
This work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program
Date
October 22, 2025
November 1, 2025
About the Show
For the first time since its original production by Red Stitch Theatre in 2019, Keziah Warner’s epic sci-fi odyssey Control is back in Melbourne.
In the not-so-distant future, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The world is watching. Isn’t it?
On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away.
And on New Earth, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.
Spanning across half a century from Melbourne to Mars, Control is a startling and provocative play by Keziah Warner that delves deep into our relationship with technology: its moral ambiguities, its dependencies, and its potential. Control proposes a future where space colonisation meets reality TV; where memories are stored in a government-regulated cloud: where the implementation of AI in education teaches us more about ourselves. This visually striking play confronts audiences with a potential future where humans gradually surrender control of identity, memory and knowledge-sharing over to technology.
Control was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
This work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program
Read More
For the first time since its original production by Red Stitch Theatre in 2019, Keziah Warner’s epic sci-fi odyssey Control is back in Melbourne.
In the not-so-distant future, a heavily pregnant ex-ballerina, a child detective, a bitter puppeteer and a feminist pop princess hurtle towards Mars in a Big Brother-style spaceship. The world is watching. Isn’t it?
On the eve of a revolution, Nicki and Caroline attempt to gain control over their lives as their AI superior Alex dances the night away.
And on New Earth, Esta and Isabelle forge hope through a new kind of relationship.
Spanning across half a century from Melbourne to Mars, Control is a startling and provocative play by Keziah Warner that delves deep into our relationship with technology: its moral ambiguities, its dependencies, and its potential. Control proposes a future where space colonisation meets reality TV; where memories are stored in a government-regulated cloud: where the implementation of AI in education teaches us more about ourselves. This visually striking play confronts audiences with a potential future where humans gradually surrender control of identity, memory and knowledge-sharing over to technology.
Control was commissioned by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre through the INK program and was originally produced by Red Stitch in 2019.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
This work is supported by Darebin Arts through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy Spare Room Program
Date
October 22, 2025
November 1, 2025
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