“I had no idea the ride I was in for.” Natasha Dyson, Stage Door Reviews

Acclaimed theatre company Pummel Squad are back with a new play adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story ‘The Nose’, exploring vanity, shamelessness, and the limits of satire in a world that’s beyond parody.

On the same day that a barber gets beaten up for a crime he didn’t commit, Major Pepsi wakes to find his nose has vanished from his face and taken on a life of its own. 

What ensues is a madcap quest to claw Pepsi’s nose back, featuring a dazzling array of iconic characters, the humiliating bureaucratic spider’s web of asking for help, a monstrous police force, and a parliament of clowns. As for the barber? Who cares about him.

Directed by Katy Maudlin with a stellar cast including AYA, Alexandra Aldrich and Molly Holohan, Marginalia is a shameless punch-on about privilege, saving face, and cutting off your nose to spite it.

“Pummel Squad have gained a reputation for their wild, physical, silly, cartoonish, hilarious, idiosyncratic, poor theatre over the last few years… I finally understand all the superlatives that have been thrown their way.” Keith Gow, Theatre First

Marginalia is supported by Maribyrnong City Council’s Artist Residency Program, The Robert Salzer Foundation, and the VCA50 Creative Development Grant. We received funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.

Thanks also to Janine Tai, Alex Fimeri, Sholto St Cloud, University of Melbourne Arts & Culture, and the City of Darebin.