JUTE Theatre Company

Genius

A fast, funny, and fearless ride through art, ambition, and the messy business of breaking barriers and making your mark.

Performances & Gigs

Event Details

Category

Performances & Gigs

Event Starts

Sep 26, 2025 19:30

Event Ends

Oct 4, 2025 21:00

Venue

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre

Location

96 Abbott Street, Cairns

Step into the witty and wonderfully irreverent world of Genius – where 17th-century trailblazing painter Artemisia Gentileschi collides with a street-smart, paint-splattered rising graffiti star, Miss Ella.

This is no dry history lesson! Genius is a new dark comedy, written by Sandra Thibodeaux, directed by Nicky Fearn, and co-produced by Thibodeaux, JUTE Theatre Company and Simona Cosentini.

Shortlisted for the NT Literary Awards and longlisted for the Griffin Award, hailed as “whimsical” and “empathetic” by its judges, Genius is a sharp and entertaining new Australian work that will spark conversation long after the curtain falls.

 

CAST   
Natalie Taylor Artemisia Gentileschi
Danielle Aquilina Miss Ella
Thomas Midena Orazio/Tassi
Cat Hart Zia/Francesco/etc
CREATIVES | TECHNICAL | CONSTRUCTION  
Nicky Fearn Director
Sandra Thibodeaux Playwright
Kathryn Ash Dramaturg
Simone Tesorieri Set Design
Simona Cosentini Costume Design
Grace Meyers Costume Design Intern
Lara Gabor Lighting Design
Stevie Jean Kyriacou Sound Design
Russel Milledge Projection Design
Tony Marshall Production Manager
Maddison Penglis Stage Manager 

Tickets: https://collections.humanitix.com/genius

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