The Nervous Atmosphere is a solo performance by cellist, composer and theatre-maker Zoë Barry, built around three personal encounters with lightning. Presented by Chamber Made, the show combines live cello, spoken storytelling and immersive design to explore ideas of awe, isolation and humanity's relationship with the natural world. It runs for four nights in one of Gasworks' theatre spaces, an intimate setting that suits the scale of a solo work like this. Barry's background as both a composer and performer shapes the piece: rather than a straightforward concert or a conventional play, it sits somewhere between the two, using cello as both instrument and narrative device. It's suited to visitors drawn to contemporary performance and new Australian work rather than mainstream theatre, and the running time and format make it a good option for an evening that doesn't stretch too late. Tickets are $40, with performances at 7pm from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 August.