Revenge fantasy, Spaghetti western, Greek tragedy and Afropunk may not sound like the most likely bedfellows. In Is God Is, all these worlds collide as two Black twin sisters, Racine and Anaia, decide to avenge both their mother and themselves by finding and killing their violent father.
The award-winning play by US playwright Aleshea Harris, who the New York Times anointed a “snarly new master of high-octane carnage” in its review of the show’s world premiere in 2018, makes its Australian debut this month under the co-direction of Zindzi Okenyo and Shari Sebbens. The two previously worked together on Jasmine Lee-Jones’ play Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner, which sold out seasons in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
