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A performer sits hunched forward on a metal bench, fists clenched and face contorted in anguish. A smartphone lies beside him on the seat, lit by dramatic stage lighting against a dark background.
A performer sits hunched forward on a metal bench, fists clenched and face contorted in anguish. A smartphone lies beside him on the seat, lit by dramatic stage lighting against a dark background.

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CUSP - return

CUSP - return

by

Mary Anne Butler

Directed by

Fraser Corfield

How do you move into the future, when your past keeps dragging you backwards?

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SEASON 2023

24 May – 3 June

CUSP - return

Elvis wants Rosie. Rosie wants to escape. Maddie doesn’t know what the hell she wants, but it sure isn’t this.

While Rosie balances the needs of community with her own life dreams, Elvis juggles a life of crime with a tougher path into the straight-and-narrow, and Maddie faces life as a single parent. CUSP juxtaposes the Northern Territory’s vast Top End landscape with the turbulent lives of three emerging adults as they swim against the tide of irrevocable change; balancing choice versus fate in a world where, as Elvis observes, “Some people get better choices to choose from.”

Created by Mary Anne Butler, CUSP is a love letter to the young people and landscape of Australia’s Top End, and a reminder of the inherent privilege of being able to make your own choices. 

The world premiere of CUSP opened on 23 October 2019 in Darwin, at Brown’s Mart Theatre, before transferring to Sydney in 2020. Due to unavoidable derailment from COVID-19, CUSP opened in Sydney on 13 March 2020 at the SBW Stables in Kings Cross, before the run was forced to come to an end on 15 March 2020. A filmed performance was placed on ATYP’s YouTube channel and OnDemand platform, where it received nearly 1.5k views.


2023 Dates

Wed 23 May – Sat 3 June

Venue

The Rebel Theatre

Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd

Dawes Point, NSW 2000

Duration

80 Minutes (no interval)

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 15+. Adult themes, frequent coarse language, descriptions of sexual acts, suicide and references to trauma.

Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and Brown's Mart Theatre, in association with Artback NT

A young performer sits on a platform, smiling softly under gentle stage lighting, wearing a grey tank top and denim shorts against a dark background.
A performer stands confidently with one arm raised, singing into a microphone. She wears a basketball singlet and jeans, framed by tall metal scaffolding under purple lighting.
Two performers stand close together as the taller one gently holds the other’s face, sharing an emotional, intimate moment under warm lighting.
Two performers stand apart on a dim stage: one in the foreground gazes ahead in blue light, while the other stands behind her in soft focus, creating a sense of distance and tension.
A performer in a hoodie grips the top of a metal barrier, looking tense and distressed as cool blue stage lighting highlights her expression.
A young performer sits on a platform, smiling softly under gentle stage lighting, wearing a grey tank top and denim shorts against a dark background.
A performer stands confidently with one arm raised, singing into a microphone. She wears a basketball singlet and jeans, framed by tall metal scaffolding under purple lighting.
Two performers stand close together as the taller one gently holds the other’s face, sharing an emotional, intimate moment under warm lighting.
Two performers stand apart on a dim stage: one in the foreground gazes ahead in blue light, while the other stands behind her in soft focus, creating a sense of distance and tension.
A performer in a hoodie grips the top of a metal barrier, looking tense and distressed as cool blue stage lighting highlights her expression.
A performer stands confidently with one arm raised, singing into a microphone. She wears a basketball singlet and jeans, framed by tall metal scaffolding under purple lighting.
A young performer sits on a platform, smiling softly under gentle stage lighting, wearing a grey tank top and denim shorts against a dark background.
Two performers stand close together as the taller one gently holds the other’s face, sharing an emotional, intimate moment under warm lighting.
Two performers stand apart on a dim stage: one in the foreground gazes ahead in blue light, while the other stands behind her in soft focus, creating a sense of distance and tension.
A performer in a hoodie grips the top of a metal barrier, looking tense and distressed as cool blue stage lighting highlights her expression.

Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd

Dawes Point, NSW 2000

(02) 9270 2400

hello@atyp.com.au

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