17 - 22 JANUARY
$49 - $59 + BF
Riverside Theatres - Lennox Theatre Corner Church and Market Streets Parramatta NSW 2150
Government Partners
Festival Sponsors
Kutisar is dead, and lost between paradise and hell. A cantankerous vulture keeps harassing him, and a lover from his past holds the key to his salvation.
On an existential post-mortem journey to correct mistakes of his past, Kutisar joins the feisty Meera on a madcap quest to save the critically endangered vultures that play a vital role in Parsi sky burials.
Inspired by Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning treatise The Denial of Death, and infused with laughter, Paradise... blows your mind while melting your heart faster than an ice cream on a Mumbai summer day.
Supported by an immersive sound design, Jacob Rajan (The Jungle and the Sea) delivers a wildly versatile solo performance playing seven characters, including the bumbling Kutisar, the buck-toothed hero of Rajan’s beloved The Guru of Chai.
Loaded with warmth and depth, Paradise... is a moving production that melds a dash of Bollywood disco and playful puppetry with thought-provoking musings on the eternal afterlife, the looming extinction of India’s sacred vulture’s, and the beauty and value of the fleeting and ephemeral.
RIVERSIDE'S FESTIVAL GARDENS
During January, Riverside’s courtyard will be transformed into a tropical festival garden featuring live DJs, a pop-up bar and street food throughout Sydney Festival.
Come early or stay after the show for a drink and free music.
– New Zealand Herald
Government Partners
Festival Sponsors
Premium Full Price – $59
A Reserve Full Price – $49
A Reserve Concession – $44
Under 30 – $39
+ booking fee
80 mins (15 minute interval)
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Wheelchair Access
Assisted Listening
Audio Captioned