Banner image caption: at night, a woman looks over her shoulder at the camera; her face somehow illuminated in the darkness.
The Maze by Kasey Gambling
A nervous glance. A cat call. A face lit up by the lights of a passing car. The sound of footsteps behind her on a dark suburban street at night. In a unique, site-specific multimedia experience, The Maze asks you to pull back the veil on the menace lurking around every corner for women each day.
The Maze allows a single audience member to witness firsthand the fear and paranoia of one woman walking alone at night. With the audio of the woman’s internal monologue, the audience becomes a spectator to incidents of harassment that blur the line between bystander and participant; The Maze is an immersive, site-specific piece.
Recipient of the Adelaide Fringe Artist Fund and winner of Melbourne Fringe NSW Tour Ready Award (Sydney Fringe), The Summerhall Award (Summerhall, Edinburgh) and the John Chataway Innovation Award (Adelaide Fringe).
“An incredible, deeply emotional, at times disturbing and conflicting immersive experience”
“The Maze is a vital piece of theatre; it’s timely and confronting and I cannot recommend it more highly.”
with Libby Brockman, Stephen Whiley, Jez Hunghanfoo, Travis Pemberton, Daniel Schepisi and Nick Bennett.
Adelaide Fringe March 8 – 16, 2019
Creator Kasey Gambling
Produced by The Honeytrap
Dramaturg Gavin Ingham
Sound Design Gavin Ingham & Kasey Gambling
Stage Manager Cora Diviny
Media
2019 BankSA Fringe Award Winners, Adelaide Fringe, March 18, 2019
Patrick McDonald, Adelaide Fringe review 2019: The Maze, The Advertiser, March 11, 2019
Alexis Buxton-Collins, Review: The Maze, Fest, March 15, 2019
Alexis Buxton-Collins, Kasey Gambling and Vendetta Vain on their Singular Shows, Fest, February 8, 2019
Daniela Frangos, Step Into the Shoes of a Woman Walking Home Alone at Night, Broadsheet, February 4, 2019
Alexis Buxton-Collins, 10 Shows Not To Miss At this Year’s Adelaide Fringe, Broadsheet, February 1, 2019
Daniela Frangos, Editor’s Picks: The Best Things to Do in Adelaide in February, Broadsheet, February 1, 2019
Patrick Mcdonald, Enter The Labyrinth, The Advertiser, SA Weekend, December 1, 2018
Record $106k In Grant Funding To Go To 2019 Adelaide Fringe Artists, Adelaide Fringe, September 19, 2018
Melbourne Fringe Awards, Melbourne Fringe, October 2, 2017
Keith Gow, The Maze – Melbourne Fringe, Aussie Theatre, September 26, 2016
Myron My, Melbourne Fringe 2016: The Maze, Theatre Press, September 20, 2016
A woman walks home at night shown from various angles: followed from behind, in front and off in the distance. A man walks past her and looks at her a little too long. Another group of men are rowdy as they approach her from behind; she looks worried but they continue past without even a second look. She steps into the final shot and presses the button at traffic lights; street lights and brake lights are out of focus in the background.