Atlantis — Belvoir

Overview

Walking the delicate line between memory and dream, Lally Katz returns to Belvoir with a play about rediscovering her childhood...before it turns into Atlantis.

Lally Katz always thought she'd wait till she was older to return to her childhood home in Miami. Having migrated to Canberra when she was still quite young, her memories of the place were precious and she wanted to protect them from the sagging disappointment that dogs us into adulthood. But with rising seas threatening to swallow the city in coming years and a meeting with a taxi driver who believed the lost city of Atlantis was coming to reclaim humanity, Katz thought it was now or never.

What follows is a joyful and surreal account of the return to Miami. Five actors juggle a massive cast of characters from several different periods in Katz's life. As is typical of Katz's work, fantasy and autobiography have a quick chat before joining forces to create something altogether better. Atlantis is a wide-eyed, chaotic jaunt through a city that is no less vibrant for the creeping tide.