It began with a satellite. Now the night sky is heavy, whizzing and whirring, and no one has seen a real star in over a generation. Capitalism is infinite, and legacy is bought and sold. The stars have become lonely. And vengeful. Something has to change.

Starweaver is a gritty and gripping new science fiction story live on stage, brought to you by the award-winning theatre makers at Madness of Two.

It’s 2149. The night sky has been fully privatised, and the only people who can see the stars are those who can pay for it. Following Cato, an A.I. engineer turned revolutionary, Starweaver grapples with the difficulties of overthrowing an unfair system and the thorny moral dilemmas of direct political action, diving headfirst into a world of unfettered capitalism, revolution, entropy, memory, chaos and, ultimately, hope.

Crafted with a cutting-edge blend of CGI, motion capture and videogame technology, Starweaver promises to be an urgent and unforgettable science fiction epic unlike anything else on a South Australian stage.

Presented in an immersive staging with a strictly limited capacity, you won’t want to miss this show!

Running time: 90 minutes
Strict lockout applies - no latecomers

Content warnings: Coarse language, heavy themes
Loud noises and infrequent strobe effects in use.

Praise for previous work:

★★★★★ - Glam Adelaide
(for Claire Della and the Moon)

★★★★★ - WeekendNotes
(for Claire Della and the Moon)

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STARWEAVER

by Jamie Hornsby and Ellen Graham

Director/Dramaturg: Shannon Rush
Writers: Jamie Hornsby and Ellen Graham
Designer: Kathryn Sproul
Lighting Designer/Technical Director: Mark Oakley
Sound Designer: Paul Goodman
Production Manager: Isabella Strada
Stage Manager: Ashlee Scott
Photography/Videography: Jamie Hornsby/Photos by Jamois
Motion Capture Consultant: Brittany Gallasch
Prop Making Secondment: Sophia Mullins

Main Cast
Cato: Ellen Graham
Cassius: Jamie Hornsby
Terra: Maeve Hook
Ensemble: Rohan Becker, Mantra Bhatt, Shardae Santos

Pre-recorded Cast
Mark Aspen: Brett Archer
Kit Donovan: Mark Saturno
Worker: Stephen Tongun
Manny: Nick Launchbury

Visual effects and motion capture created in collaboration with Jason Bevan and the Flinders University Visual Effects and Entertainment Design students (VEED).

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Starweaver is presented as part of the 2024 Stateside Season of State Theatre Company South Australia. It was developed and produced with the assistance of the Australian Writers’ Guild’s David Williamson Prize, and was initially developed as part of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSPACE Development Program. Starweaver is supported by Arts South Australia, Creative Australia’s MATCH Lab program, and by Jopuka Productions.