Creator and Director Roslyn Oades
With Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Billy McPherson, Katia Molino, Justin Rosniak and John Shrimpton
Downstairs Theatre
12 January - 5 February
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A co-production with Sydney Festival in association with BYDS.
The more you sweat, the less you bleed.
For 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder followed a determined, young boxer from Bankstown through his preparations for a world-title fight. I’m Your Man is the story of who she and her tape recorder met along the way: past legends, up-and-comers and failed contenders whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the fight game.
This Sydney Festival, Downstairs Belvoir turns boxing gym: place of dreams, of glory, of a better life, where everyone wants to be special and only one thing is certain – that no matter how high you fly you will eventually lose. I’m Your Man is no ordinary slice-of-life. The actors wear earpieces and take their lines directly from the ringsides, gyms and dressing rooms of Oades’ recordings. This is fuelled-up, high-stakes, real-deal theatre.
I’m Your Man is the third of a trilogy by Oades about acts of bravery and the psychology of respect. Behind the thrilling, brutal sport lies a compelling tale of courage and its cost.
Read an interview with Creator and Director Roslyn Oades HERE
VIDEOS
Sydney Festival TV
The Daily Telegraph's interview with Mohammed Ahmad and Billy 'The Kid' Dib.
Running time: 72min
Sound Designer
Bob Scott
Lighting Designer
Neil Simpson
Choreographer (Branch Nebula)
Lee Wilson
Script Consultant
Raimondo Cortese
Project Manager
Tim Carroll
Design Consultant
Ralph Myers
Technical Supervisor
Holly Woollard
Production Assistant
Anna-May Evans
Interview Assistants
Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Tim Carroll
Jaleesa Donovan
Bob Scott
Lighting Designer
Neil Simpson
Choreographer (Branch Nebula)
Lee Wilson
Script Consultant
Raimondo Cortese
Project Manager
Tim Carroll
Design Consultant
Ralph Myers
Technical Supervisor
Holly Woollard
Production Assistant
Anna-May Evans
Interview Assistants
Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Tim Carroll
Jaleesa Donovan
Previews / 30-Down
8.15pm Thursday 12 January
8.15pm Friday 13 January
Opening Night
8.15pm Saturday 14 January
Wednesday Matinee
2.15pm Wednesday 25 January
Performance Times
7pm Tuesday
8.15pm Wednesday - Friday
2.15pm & 8.15pm Saturday
5.15pm Sunday
Ticket Prices
Full price $42
Seniors (excluding Fri/Sat evenings) $36
Industry or Groups of 10+ $36
Concession $32
Previews $32
Student Rush $25
8.15pm Thursday 12 January
8.15pm Friday 13 January
Opening Night
8.15pm Saturday 14 January
Wednesday Matinee
2.15pm Wednesday 25 January
Performance Times
7pm Tuesday
8.15pm Wednesday - Friday
2.15pm & 8.15pm Saturday
5.15pm Sunday
Ticket Prices
Full price $42
Seniors (excluding Fri/Sat evenings) $36
Industry or Groups of 10+ $36
Concession $32
Previews $32
Student Rush $25
You seldom see theatre (verbatim or otherwise) as vivid and warm as this.
Jason Blake | The Sydney Morning Herald
Astonishingly authentic … Oades has an extraordinary ability to take us into different worlds.
John McCallum | The Australian
I’m Your Man gets into and under your skin, landing punches long after the players exit the ring.
Rebecca Saffir | Time Out
I loved I'm Your Man, and if you allow yourself to be transported through the doors of Belvoir Downstairs into a so-real-seeming boxing gym, creator/director Roslyn Oades and her multitalented, impressively athletic cast ensure you will, too.
Rima Sabina Aouf | Concrete Playground
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
Jason Blake | The Sydney Morning Herald
Astonishingly authentic … Oades has an extraordinary ability to take us into different worlds.
John McCallum | The Australian
I’m Your Man gets into and under your skin, landing punches long after the players exit the ring.
Rebecca Saffir | Time Out
I loved I'm Your Man, and if you allow yourself to be transported through the doors of Belvoir Downstairs into a so-real-seeming boxing gym, creator/director Roslyn Oades and her multitalented, impressively athletic cast ensure you will, too.
Rima Sabina Aouf | Concrete Playground
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
For media enquiries contact
Elly Michelle Clough
elly@belvoir.com.au
02 8396 6242
