Icarus Falling – Wonderland

Overview

Even if you think that spoken word isn’t your thing, Scott Wings’ latest offering, Icarus Falling, just might prove otherwise. A one-man aural assault, his raw and personal hour of performance poetry rumbles like rap but resonates like only the best, blistering stories can, delivered with poignancy and stunning physicality.

As the clearly title intimates, the famed ancient Grecian myth provides his starting point, and is intertwined with an account of the impact of mental illness through the contemplation of flight. Humour and lyricism combine in a mesmerising effort that comes back to Brisbane for the first time after proving a standout of the Edinburgh Fringe.

Icarus Falling is part of Wonderland at the Powerhouse. Check out our top five picks of the festival.