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y separately published work icon Horizon single work   drama   - 90 mins
Date: 2020
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Horizon
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'Lovers on the highway, chased down by their past.

'Cole and Sky, a young couple, are driving in a classic car from the coast into the guts of the country. Cole’s father is on his deathbed and there are rumours Cole is set to inherit the earth after a life of aimlessness. They set out with unbridled enthusiasm for the road ahead; swept up in romantic dreaming and poetic ruminations amid the boundless plains. They knit new narratives for themselves; give themselves new names and identities in sync with their seemingly unanimous versions of utopia. Their newfound freedom is underscored by a long-forgotten mix tape buried deep in the glovebox, but out of the static following the final song, a pubescent voice cracks — a younger, angrier, more violent Cole and his teenage manifesto recorded to tape.

'Equal parts Mad Max: Fury Road, Thelma and Louise, and the classic films of the Ozploitation era, Horizon keeps who we are in the rear view mirror, whilst asking what it is we can see in the warping heat-distorted bitumen ahead. With a smack of Wolf Creek, a slap of Wake in Fright, and a firm grip on the true stories of those lost to the isolation of the outback, Horizon is a high-octane journey that’s over the limit, over heating and tearing right into the heart of Australia.' (Production summary)

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  • A Playlab Theatre production in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse. Performed at Visy Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, 14-23 May 2020.

    Director / Dramaturg: Ian Lawson.

    Designer: Josh McIntosh.

    Video Designer: Nathan Sibthorpe.

    LX Designer: David Walters.

    Sound Designer: Guy Webster.

    Cast: Ngoc Phan and Sam Foster.

    Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


    Presented by Playlab Theatre in partnership with Brisbane Powerhouse, at the Visy Theatre, Powerhouse, 19-29 May 2021.

    Director: Ian Lawson.

    Sound Designer: Guy Webster.

    Video Designer: Nathan Sibthorpe.

    Lighting Designer: David Walters.

    Cast: Sam Foster (Cole) and Ngoc Phan (Skye).


    Presented by Playlab Theatre at Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, 31 July - 10 August 2024.

    Director: Ian Lawson.

    Sound Designer: Guy Webster.

    Video Designer: Nathan Sibthorpe.

    Lighting Designer: David Walters.

    Cast: Julian Curtis (Cole) and Ashlee Lollback (Skye).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2020
    • Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2021 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9781922424396
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