'I am very awake. I’ve never been this awake before. Except every other night this week.' This is the story of the sleep deprived. An electric fusion of theatre, original animation and music creates a waking dream of sleeplessness. Witty, wild, poetic, tragic and exquisitely beautiful, 'Insomnia Cat Came To Stay' was described by The Age's Cameron Woodhead as "a manic, hypnotic monologue... a potent drama from frayed fibers of intellect and feeling". This engaging cross-media performance was born of a collaboration between award winning playwright Fleur Kilpatrick, animator Thomas Russell and composer Roderick Cairns under the guidance of director Danny Delahunty. 'Insomnia Cat Came To Stay' played to sold out audiences in the 2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival and after further development has been remounted for a national Fringe Festival tour this year. The writing, acting and design have been praised by theatre and art critics alike and "will resonate with anyone who's lain awake wrestling with their demons at 3am (that's all of us, right?) and make us grateful for that profound, mysterious gift of sleep." (Mileta Rien, Arts Hub) Fast paced, engaging and beautiful - book now for this limited Adelaide season.

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