I'm your man
9/10 “This is a remarkable, highly skilled and moving work of theatre. The actors won a round of applause for their superb skipping routine alone and a standing ovation at the end. It’s rare to see theatre as immediate, sweaty and full of life and emotion as this one. Don’t miss it.” - Elissa Blake, The Sun-Herald
“Astonishingly authentic … Oades has an extraordinary ability to take us into different worlds.”
- John McCallum, The Australian“A ground-breaking piece of documentary theatre … Inadvertent poetry abounds” - Rebecca Harkins-Cross, The Age
★★★★★ "I’m surprised to find my own muscles tense with expectation” - Time Out Sydney
For 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder followed a determined young boxer from Western Sydney through his preparations for a world-title fight. I’m Your Man is the story of who she met along the way: past legends, up-and-comers and failed contenders whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the fight game.
A sweaty, energy-fuelled study of masculinity, I’m Your Man is a compelling tale of courage and its cost. Using an innovative headphone-verbatim technique, the actors are able to channel the words of real-life boxing legends, transporting you into the boxer’s world of sweaty gyms and back-stage dressing rooms.
I’m Your Man is the final part in a trilogy of headphone-verbatim plays titled Acts of Courage. This collection - which also includes Stories of Love & Hate and Fast Cars & Tractor Engines - is now available through Currency Press. Buy now >>
Originally produced by Belvoir & 2012 Sydney Festival in association with BYDS
Toured nationally by Performing Lines & Belvoir for Mobile States 2013
ARTISTIC TEAM
Creator & Director: Roslyn Oades
Cast: Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Billy McPherson, Katia Molino, Justin Rosniak & John Shrimpton
Sound Designer: Bob Scott
Choreographer: Lee Wilson (Branch Nebula)
Lighting & Set Designer: Neil Simpson
Design Consultant: Ralph Myers
Script Dramaturge: Raimondo Cortese
Publicity Stills: Lucy Parakhina
Production Stills: Heidrun Lohr
Many thanks to real-life boxing legends: Billy Dib, Tony Mundine, Jeff Fenech, Wally Carr, Gus Mercurio, Oyewale Omotoso, Dave Aloua & CJ
TOURING ENQUIRIES
Please direct initial enquiries to Roslyn Oades>>
PRODUCTION HISTORY
2014 APAM Showcase Presentation:
Queensland Conservatorium
2013 Australian tour produced by Performing Lines for Mobile States & Belvoir:
Performance Space, SYDNEY, NSW
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), PERTH, W.A.
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre (MANPAC), MANDURAH, W.A.
Vitalstatistix, ADELAIDE, S.A.
Salamanca Arts Centre, HOBART
Darwin Festival, NT
Brisbane Powerhouse, QLD
Arts House, MELBOURNE, VIC
Hothouse Theatre, WODONGA, NSW
Riverside Theatre, PARRAMATTA, NSW
2012 Premiere Season:
The premiere season of I’m Your Man was a coproduction between Belvoir and the Sydney Festival in association with BYDS and was presented at Downstairs Theatre, Belvoir
