Misplaced assembles to bring Madison Cole’s remarkable new writing to life on the Alma Tavern stage on Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Inferna: Inspired by true events.
Sydney, Australia, 1962. 15-year old Calynn Turner is pregnant. Sent to a church-run maternity asylum by her hyper-religious mother Harriet, Calynn must carry out a pregnancy she has no say in. In this asylum, she meets her roommate Daya, who helps her see the reality of her circumstance. Meanwhile, asylum nurse Ana wrestles with the morality of her position, against the advice of tyrannical co-worker Eris.
Back home, Calynn’s best friend Alessia and boyfriend James desperately try to find out what has happened to her. As Harriet turns to alcohol, Calynn’s little sister Cate is left to bear the weight of her fractured family and self-destructing mother.
An exploration of bodily autonomy and the power of persevering through the impossible, Inferna seeks to celebrate survivors in an age where a person’s right to choose seems to be more at stake each day.
Company
Written by Madison Cole
Directed by Amy Tanner
Sound and light by Bille-Jo Rainbird
Produced by Misplaced
Main image by Jordan Davies
Cast
Abbie Cutler
Natalie Melton
Lola Clarke
Phoebe Hooper
Heather Lambourn
Amy Smith
Kate Coulson
Conor Mosedale