Horses
- 16-25 Jun 22 Downstairs Theatre
- 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
Horses
DIRECTED BY TAIT DE LORENZO
WRITTEN BY IAN SINCLAIR
- Venue Downstairs Theatre
- Dates 16-25 Jun 22
- Duration 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
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A late-capitalist battle royale of endurance.
HORSES follows the lives of a disparate group of contestants who intertwine across an inhumanely gruelling, Depression-era dance marathon.
This surreal yet hyper-real social satire slyly and sincerely evokes the 1930s Great Depression to consider the pandemic-ravaged 2020s.
HORSES plunges audiences inside the macabre cabaret of a historically real but morally unreal ‘reality’ competition.
Set in Sydney in 1932: A tumultuous, state-shaking year for New South Wales, this ‘murder on the dancefloor’ drama captures endless days of lunacy, laughter, struggle and heartbreak.
TEAM
- TAIT DE LORENZO
DirectorTAIT DE LORENZO
- Ian Sinclair
WriterIan Sinclair
Cast
- Justin Amankwah
RobJustin Amankwah
- Tom Dawson
JamesTom Dawson
- Caitlin Doyle-Markwick
RubyCaitlin Doyle-Markwick
- Nathaniel Langworthy
VeeNathaniel Langworthy
- Charlotte Otton
JacquiCharlotte Otton
- Brontë Sparrow
GloryBrontë Sparrow
Creatives
- Zoë Hollyoak
ProducerZoë Hollyoak
- Cris Baldwin
Set & Costume Designer
Cris Baldwin
- Zac Saric
Sound Designer
Read full bioZac Saric is a Sydney-based Sound Designer and Composer. A graduate of NIDA’s BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management, Zac works with sound in a variety of forms and mediums, including theatre, musical theatre, podcasting and post-production film and TV. Coming from a background in music, Zac quickly found a talent for composing for […]
Zac Saric
Zac Saric is a Sydney-based Sound Designer and Composer. A graduate of NIDA’s BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management, Zac works with sound in a variety of forms and mediums, including theatre, musical theatre, podcasting and post-production film and TV.
Coming from a background in music, Zac quickly found a talent for composing for the stage and is continually expanding his skillset using new technologies while developing works with other artists. Zac also works as a freelance audio engineer, working across theatre, musicals and live events.
Recent Sound Design, Composer credits include: A Streetcar Named Desire (Redline Productions), One Hour No Oil (KWENTO), A Practical Guide to Self Defence (National Theatre of Parramatta), netARChive (UNSW, iCinema & Powerhouse Museum), Lady Grey (JollyGood Theatre), Love & Information, ANTIGONICK (NIDA).
As Sound Designer; Yong (Monkey Baa), Horses (kunst), iFire (UNSW, iCinema), Not Today (Rogue Projects), Twinemies [Podcast], Amélie (NIDA)
As Associate Sound Designer; Tell Me Before the Sun Explodes (Rockbottom Productions), Edward the Emu (Monkey Baa), 44 Sex Acts in One Week (Clubhouse Productions)
As Sound Realiser; The Poison of Polygamy (Sydney Theatre Company)
- Ben Brockman
Lighting DesignerBen Brockman
- Jasmine Duff
Lighting AssociateJasmine Duff
- Sarah Chalmers
Vocal CoachSarah Chalmers
- Nigel Poulton
Movement Coach
Read full bioNigel is an award-winning movement director, fight and intimacy coordinator, SAG-AFTRA/MEAA stunt performer and actor, with over 25 years of professional experience. Selected theatre credits include: for Belvoir St Theatre, The Master and Margarita, Miss Peony, Packer and Sons, Things I Know To Be True, Stop Girl, Blessed Union, At What Cost?, The Jungle and […]
Nigel Poulton
Nigel is an award-winning movement director, fight and intimacy coordinator, SAG-AFTRA/MEAA stunt performer and actor, with over 25 years of professional experience. Selected theatre credits include: for Belvoir St Theatre, The Master and Margarita, Miss Peony, Packer and Sons, Things I Know To Be True, Stop Girl, Blessed Union, At What Cost?, The Jungle and the Sea; for Sydney Theatre Company, Oil, On The Beach, Do Not Go Gentle, Fences; for Bell Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth; for Melbourne Theatre Company, Bernhardt/Hamlet; for Ensemble Theatre, Memory of Water, Mr Bailey’s Minder, Suddenly Last Summer. Nigel’s film and television work includes: Deadloch, Nautilus, Poker Face, Thor: Love and Thunder, Spiderhead, Ding Dong I’m Gay, Occupation 2, Pirates of the Caribbean V, Deadline Gallipoli, The Water Diviner, The Bourne Legacy, Vikingdom and Winter’s Tale.
In 2021, Nigel was awarded the status of Fight Master with the Society of American Fight Directors, as one of only two recipients outside the US with this accolade. He has also won a Green Room Award for outstanding contribution to the stage.
- Sybilla Wajon
Stage Manager
Read full bioSybilla (She/Her) is a Sydney based Stage Manager and graduate of NIDA (BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management 21’) As Assistant Stage Manager, her credits include: for Sydney Theatre Company: Grand Horizons, The Lifespan of a Fact, Chalkface, Blithe Spirit (Swing), White Pearl (Swing), For GWB: Jagged Little Pill, For David Venn Entertainment: The […]
Sybilla Wajon
Sybilla (She/Her) is a Sydney based Stage Manager and graduate of NIDA (BFA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management 21’)
As Assistant Stage Manager, her credits include: for Sydney Theatre Company: Grand Horizons, The Lifespan of a Fact, Chalkface, Blithe Spirit (Swing), White Pearl (Swing), For GWB: Jagged Little Pill, For David Venn Entertainment: The Wedding Singer. As Stage Manager, her credits include: Horses ( essential workers x Kunst Productions), Tell Me Before The Sun Explodes – (rock bottom productions), Two Twenty Somethings – (Bite Productions), The Apologists (Unlikely Productions)
Sybilla would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners on whose land we meet, work, learn and teach – The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. She pays respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
- Susie Henderson
Video Content CreatorSusie Henderson
