Writer, Director & Cast /
Nicola Gunn
Unpack Nicola Gunn’s personal fantasy of being a French actress—despite being categorically not French.
In a surreal comedic encounter, the aspiring French actress quarrels with a Japanese film director and their interpreter about how to translate a script of a complex mother-daughter relationship to the screen. Their different points of view spiral into riveting and confounding misunderstandings.
Apologia fuses comedy with awkward attempts to express ourselves and communicate across boundaries. Armed with her signature bold and candid approach, Nicola Gunn (Piece For Person and Ghetto Blaster) confronts having your voice translated by others.
Co-Produced by BIT Teatergarasjen, Rosendal Teater and Black Box Teater. This project has been realised with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Council Norway and through an AsiaTOPA. Virtual Lab supported by Arts Centre Melbourne, Playking Foundation and the Commonwealth of Australia.
Writer, Director & Cast /
Nicola Gunn
Cast /
Yumi Umiumare
Cast /
Taka Takiguchi 滝口貴
Set Designer /
Katie Åtland
Costume Designer /
Kate Davis
Lighting Designer /
Emma Valente
Composer & Sound Designer /
Darius Kedros
Stage Manager /
Harry Dowling
FRENCH TRANSLATOR & CAST /
Séverine Magois
JAPANESE TRANSLATOR /
Aoi Matsushima
AV DESIGNER /
Martyn Coutts
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