The word 'immersive' gets thrown around a lot in dramatic circles these days. Still, in the case of the new show from critically acclaimed theatremaker Jessica Wilson, it really couldn't be more fitting. Created by Wilson in partnership with Ian Pidd and Nicola Gunn, Passenger takes place on a moving bus. Literally, a moving bus.
Presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and the Footscray Community Arts Centre as part of this year's Women of the World Festival, Passenger takes audiences on a trip through Docklands — and again, we're not speaking in metaphors here. While on board, you'll eavesdrop on a private conversation as a mysterious woman entices a male passenger to turn on his corporate employer.
"We wanted to create an experience of theatre that is moving and set in a real landscape," says Wilson. "Something that feels like being inside the drama rather than watching it from the outside."