Paul Capsis is keeping himself busy in 2014 with confirmation he will play the lead – alongside Ash Flanders – in the latest work from queer ‘DIY’ theatre duo Sisters Grimm (The Sovereign Wife, Little Mercy) entitled Calpurnia Descending.
The play sends up the dangers of fame with the tale of Beverly Dumont – a reclusive, drunken, Depression-era Broadway washout. Beverly limps towards obscurity until a naive ingénue appears, offering a final shot at glory. It’s the role of a lifetime, but the chalice soon proves poisoned and both women are drawn into a world of paranoia, sleaze and bloody, unrelenting ambition.
Calpurunia Descending opens at the Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse Theatre on Friday 14 November and runs until 30 November. For more information visit www.malthousetheatre.com.au