Maze — The Naughty Corner

Overview

When a story hasn't just been around for a while, but is actually considered a myth, something exciting happens each time that it's retold. No one wants to merely recreate the same narrative twice and relay it in the same way as everyone who has come before them, of course, because no one overly wants to see that happen. So, this is how creative interpretations that tinker with the details, adapt and reshape entire classics, and work out how to tell familiar tales in a particularly striking way are all born.

Maze definitely definitely doesn't treat its dive into Greek mythology as just another standard show, for example. This eye-catching visual theatre work dives into the story of the minotaur with light-wire puppets and striking LED lighting design. Accordingly, even if you think you've heard all the details about Pasiphae, King Minos of Crete and Asterion before, you're in for a surprise.

Created by theatre collective The Naughty Corner — and initially getting support from Dead Puppet Society — Maze takes over Brisbane Powerhouse's Underground Theatre from Wednesday, September 29–Saturday, October 2.

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Top image: Sean Dowling.