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Lose To Win | Written by Mandela Mathia. Directed by Jessica Arthur.

A man from South Sudan wearing a Hawaaian shirt is smiling mid move to head a soccer ball.
One young man's border-crossing, autobiographical odyssey, from South Sudan to the theatre's stage. When war ravages everything you know, imagination becomes a tool of survival. Lose to Win is Mandela Mathia's autobiographical telling of his journey as a refugee from the Sudanese civil war, through Egypt and onto Australia. Mathia's voyage is one of ingenuity and resilience. Two parents lost and a birth country fled; a new home, family and friends slowly established. Lose to Win is about how with distance, support and the agency to create your own story, even seemingly insurmountable trauma can be a foundation for strength. It shows how joy can flourish when creativity is given the space, tools and peace to thrive.
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  • Friday 8 May 2026 - Saturday 9 May 2026 (Annual)

  • 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000

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