Gom Jabbar // Sydney Fringe Festival, 2018
“I wonder if it will be like that. Just normal again. After.”
Monument is an arresting psychological thriller documenting the fall out of a tragic museum massacre. The story follows three survivors trying to rebuild their lives, the young men responsible, and an aspiring journalist searching for any explanation.
The debut work from theatre collective Gom Jabbar, Monument is a gripping insight into how we remember, re-enact and glamourise trauma, and how we endlessly mythologise the monstrous.
Directed by Brittany Jones // Written by David Molloy
With Matt Abotomey, Tim Kemp, Jade Paskins, Mason Phoumirath, Luke Standish and Kobi Taylor-Forder
Set and Lighting Emma Lockhart-Wilson // Video Design David Molloy // Sound Mehran Mortezaei // Stage Manager Luke Holmes // Promotional Images Pamela Amores
Produced by Gom Jabbar
David also wishes to thank Shopfront Arts Co-Op who supported the work through their Open Shop program, and the performers who contributed to Monument in development: Matt Abotomey, Adam Buncher, Alex Francis, Hannah Goodwin, Nicole Kennedy, Murray Lambert, Lauren Scott-Young, Brett Spulak and Oliver Trauth-Goik.