On Ecstasy

'My polish grandmother made a chicken soup like no other chicken soup. To this day, it has, to my knowledge and experience, never been bettered ... Her chicken soup was the Caravaggio of soups. The Rainer Marie Rilke of soups. The Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli of soups.' A compelling and entertaining stoyteller, Barrie Kosky explores the feelings of intense joy and delight, as well as the power and terror that is ecstasy.

Barrie Kosky is one of Australia's most controversial and trail-blazing theatre directors. Currently artistic director of the Komische Oper Berlin, he has twice been voted international opera director of the year.