Magic War

A secret society is in session. You are invitied to the bizzare ritual. Can you trust your own eyes. All is clearly not as it seems.

Enter Marisa Carnesky’s strange and fantastical world of nightmarish tricks, where the burlesquing of violent battles initiate you into a dark and deceptive new world order. Would you dare put your hand in a guillotine? Could you watch your lover get chopped in half? Bringing to life a golden age of magic within today’s culture of violence. With thrilling visual illusions and dark humour, Magic War questions our survival strategies and beliefs. Development & Direction Lois Weaver & Flick Ferdinando. Costume Designer and Props Sarah Munro and Mark Copeland of the Insect Circus. Lighting Design Sue Baynton.