In the burnt-out theatre of a psychiatric hospital in the 1970s, young director Lewis takes on Mozart’s ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ with a group of patients with no stage experience, but plenty to say. They challenge Lewis on everything and he struggles to keep control. But as he hears their stories, and sees them spreading their wings, he begins to see things, and his cast, in a new light. Based on Louis Nowra’s own experience, COSI is a very funny and moving tribute to the healing power of theatre.