Caroline Sparrow and Dudley Powell, photographed by Geoff Lawrence - Creative Futures Photography Octopolis is a two-handed drama about academics and an octopus trying to co-exist in close quarters, bubbling with intellectual, emotional, and existential tensions. Written by UK playwright Marek Horn and first produced in 2023 at Hampstead Theatre, this co-production between Observatory Theatre... Continue Reading →
Interview with Bronwyn Nayler, Director (Octopolis)
Bronwyn Nayler (L) directs Dudley Powell (standing) and Caroline Sparrow (seated) in rehearsals for Observatory Theatre’s upcoming production of Marek Horn’s Octopolis. Photographed by Lucy Rayner-Toy. Bronwyn Nayler describes herself as "a director, deviser, teacher and performer". Bronwyn is the director of Octopolis by Marek Horn, which will make its Australian independent premiere at PIP... Continue Reading →
What’s On: Octopolis (Observatory Theatre & PIP Theatre)
Caroline Sparrow and Dudley Powell, photographed by Kris Anderson / Images by Anderson Octopolis 14 - 24 May 2025 PIP Theatre, Milton "There were three people in my marriage. Three people and twelve legs..." Meet George: professor and octopus expert. Her most intimate relationship these days is with the clever Frances, an octopus she obsessively... Continue Reading →