Motion Sickness

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.

Do you remember the last time you really lost yourself on the dance floor?

Motion Sickness takes you on a journey from the chaos of right now into the far reaches of deep space. Using a score of pulsing electronic music, immersive, hypnotic visuals and breakneck-speed new writing, a2 Company is taking over the Basement Theatre for four nights to guide 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 anticipated return to the Basement.

"(a2 Company) push their bodies, voices, and instruments to the limit, creating a work that is tumultuous yet profoundly relatable." - My Melbourne Arts

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
Winner - The Emerging Company Award at Melbourne Fringe 2024

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