Moth (NHB Modern Plays)

By turns dark and shimmering, Moth is a fast, funny and heartbreaking story about two young people with nowhere to go.

Sebastian is "that kid" at high school. He's weird. He smells. He's obsessed with comics, and talks to himself. But after a catastrophic fallout with his only friend, Claryssa, he wakes up with a moth in a jar by his bed, and a calling to save the souls of all humanity. And so begins the Passion of Sebastian: a journey into a terrifying and starless night.

Declan Greene's play Moth was first produced by Arena Theatre and Malthouse Theatre at the CUB Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, in May 2010. It was premiered in the UK at HighTide Festival and the Bush Theatre, London, in 2013.

'Gripping... it rivets the attention' - Telegraph

'Bursts with a startling visceral energy' - Time Out

'Both witty and emotionally accurate... an intense theatrical experience' - Whatsonstage.com

Auteur

Declan Greene is a theatre-maker and Resident Artist at Malthouse Theatre.

In 2018 Declan directed Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company's co-production of Blackie Blackie Brown, as well as adapting Lars Von Triers' 2011 feature film Melancholia for the stage.

As a playwright, Declan's work includes Moth, Pompeii L.A., Eight Gigabytes of hardcore Pornography, I Am A Miracle, and The Homosexuals, or 'Faggots', which have been produced across Australia, Europe, the US, and the UK. Awards include the Malcolm Robertson Prize, the Max Afford Playwright's Award, the AWGIE for Theatre for Young Audiences, and the Green Room Award for Best Original Writing.