Motion Sickness

Wed Mar 11 2026 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC+13:00

Red Door Theatre | Nelson

Nelson Fringe Festival
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Motion Sickness
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Motion Sickness
a2 company
Australia
This is an existential crisis at the rave.
After winning a touring award and a best theatre nomination in Melbourne 2025, one actor and one musician take you through the three potential cosmic ends of the universe. This is avant-garde performance like you've never seen.
Consider the ever-expanding blackness of space, the vastness of the deep ocean, that there is more video content on the internet than you could watch in your lifetime.
Motion Sickness compares the end of the universe with the current political fire-storm of 2026. With a score of pulsing electronic music and immersive hypnotic visuals, a2 Company guides you through the three leading theories of the end of the world.
To be a tiny part of a massive universe is not the same as being insignificant.
a2 are an Aotearoa-Australia theatre company who exploded onto the scene in 2024, Touring NZ to sold-out audiences with massive critical acclaim. Don't miss their first trip to Nelson!
Creative Team
Writer & co-director: Ben Ashby
Choreographer & co-director: Nadiyah Akbar
Music composer and performer: Toby Leman AKA Michael Dupp
Actor: Ethan Morse
Designer and Operator: Asha Barr
Awards for Motion Sickness
Winner - Melbourne Fringe 2025 NSW Touring Award
Nominee - Melbourne Fringe 2025 Best in Theatre
Nominee - My Melbourne Arts Awards 2025 Best Production
Nominee - My Melbourne Arts Awards 2025 Best Performance
Nominee - My Melbourne Arts Awards 2025 Best Sound Design (Toby Leman)
Nominee - My Melbourne Arts Awards 2025 Best Innovation in Tech
Other Awards for a2 Company
Winner - Wellington Theatre Awards 2025 Excellence Award for Movement (Running into the Sun)
Nominee - Wellington Theatre Awards 2025 Excellence Award for Ensemble (Running into the Sun)
Nominee- Wellington Theatre Awards 2025 Most Original Production (Running into the Sun)
Winner - Melbourne Fringe 2024 - Best in Theatre (Running into the Sun)
Winner - Melbourne Fringe 2024 - Emerging Company Award
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