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Così
Play written by Louis Nowra
For other uses, see Cosi.
| Così | |
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Così at Urban Stages in New York City, 2012 | |
| Written by | Louis Nowra |
| Date premiered | 1992 |
| Place premiered | Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney, Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Mental institution in Melbourne, 1971 |
Così is a play by Australian playwrightLouis Nowra which was first performed in 1992 at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, Australia.[1] Set in a Melbourne mental hospital in 1971, Così is semi-autobiographical, and is the sequel to his previous semi-autobiographical play, Summer of the Aliens.[2]
The play was adapted into the 1996 film Cosi.
Plot summary
Set several years after the events of Summer of the Aliens, Lewis is now in a strained relationship with a bossy woman named Lucy, and in a friendship with political extremist, Nick. Lewis is always desperate for work as he states "I need the money".
The venue is a thea