17/06/2026
UniSC Theatre and Performance presents The Chair and The Cello, a research project performance event. Devised by Dr Hannah Banks, AProf Nicola Hyland and Dr Briony Luttrell with Dr Carl Walling and Lucy Orkild
The Chair and The Cello is a new creative work which was devised as part of a research project. The performance is set over the course of one night and explores ideas of loneliness, isolation and academia. The human need for connection is confronted by the inanimate object: sexy cellos, fascist chairs, and piles of doom. When we are overwhelmed with to-do lists and easy-clean DIY dystopian capitalism, when we are confined in a liminal and uncanny space, what is it that we need to survive?
This event will begin with an introduction from the project’s Chief Investigator Dr Hannah Banks, followed by a presentation from our international collaborator AProf Nicola Hyland about the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of performance from an Indigenous perspective. Then there will be a short break with some light refreshments, before the performance of The Chair and The Cello commences at 6.30pm, with an approximate run time of 50 minutes.
This event is free and will be held in the K1.G.09 Performance Studio on the Sippy Downs campus. It is next to Carpark P6 and the Art Gallery. Tickets can be registered at the link below.
Running time: 2 hours with an interval
The Chair and The Cello is set over the course of one night and explores ideas of loneliness, isolation and academia.
