A new Brisbane Festival stage work, “Scorched Earth” by Luke Murphy, revisits the long-unsolved murder of Moss Moore and frames it through a police-procedural storyline. The production is presented as a creative examination of the case rather than a conventional retelling, drawing on how investigations unfold and on questions that remain unanswered.
Across the outlets, the focus is on the show’s format: it combines elements associated with policing—such as evidence, inquiry, and pursuit of answers—with modern dance and physical theatre. While the reports differ slightly in how they describe the artistic approach, they align on the central premise that the murder remains unresolved and that the festival production draws attention to the case anew.
The coverage emphasizes that the work operates at the intersection of performance and public curiosity, using choreography and staging to explore the investigation’s uncertainties. Sources do not indicate new official findings or a reopening of the case by authorities, instead presenting the production as a re-engagement with a matter that has not been solved.
