Melbourne
February 4 - 26 2026
La Mama HQ
Melbourne February 4 - 26 2026 La Mama HQ
La Mama Presents An Antipodes Theatre Company Production Of
月を見る夜 MOONGAZING
BY MAKI MORITA
Cameron Steens - CREATIVE PRODUCER & MARKETING
There’s a search bar at your fingertips. but does it have the answers you need?
From the infinity of the internet to the fate of the stars, 月を見る夜 Moongazing looks at the systems we are now turning to for practical, emotional and spiritual guidance. A chance encounter between two women of the Japanese diaspora, young and old, kicks off an unlikely friendship. But as Tsukiko is drawn to the kind Chie, she seems to find herself with more questions than answers. Drawing from Noh, Japanese folktales and the digital realm, 月を見る夜 Moongazing is a meditation on the stories we inherit and the grief of witnessing familial and cultural ties dissipating in an increasingly atomised world.
Transitioning from active development on Back to Te Maunga into production, responsibilities included marketing, video content, ticketing, community engagement and assisting with venue activities while continuing to provide creative feedback.
The Age ★★★ - "La Mama springs back to life with 月を見る夜 Moongazing – a bilingual play…modelled after the aesthetics of Noh theatre” “…chronicle[s] the alienation wrought by being hyperconnected yet lonely, oversaturated with information yet suspended in a state of unknowing…by parsing the collective responsibility we have for one another, 月を見る夜 Moongazing imagines a generative mode of meaning-making that transcends the silos we’ve unwittingly built around ourselves.”
Australian Arts Review - "...a finely attuned production by Antipodes Theatre Company... a work that manages to unpack vast questions of modern existence" "Moongazing thoughtfully probes the alienation produced by modern life, examining how contemporary systems repackage closeness and erode genuine connection."
Performers
Cast - Anna Fujihara, Yumi Umiumare and Sean Yuen Halley
Creative AND Production Team
Writer - Maki Morita
Director - Ari Angkasa
Dramaturg - Roshelle Yee Pui Fong
Movement Consultant - Yumi Umiumare
Vision, Lighting and Systems Designer - d duàn 段耀钦
Costume Designer - Kiara Brown 川上きあら
Composition and Sound Designer - Jack Whu 胡杰克
Guest Composer - Hannah Wu
Sound Consultant - Ethan Hunter
Intimacy Coordinator - Bayley Turner
Stage Manager - Jade Hibbert
Creative Producer and Production Manager - Brandon Pape
Creative Producer and Marketing - Cameron Steens
Voice of Tsukiki’s Father - Taka Takiguchi
Voice of The App - Ari Angkasa
Promotional & Production Images - Darren Gill
Rehearsal Images & Videographer - Angel Leggas (3 Fates Media)
On Demand Videographer: Ruiqi Fu and Robert D’Ottavi
Lead Textile Construction - Bea Jago
Tattoo Illustrator - Made Kosala
Antipodes Branding - Rob Chivers