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'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.'
(Source: Belvior St Theatre website)
Production Details
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Created and directed by Roslyn Oades.
Performed at Belvior St Theatre, Downstairs Theatre, 12 January - 5 February 2012.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Bravado and Fear in Life with Fists
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Play Shapes Up for Tour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 555 2013; (p. 72) -
Highlights under Spotlights
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 11) -
Young Men Channelled in Knockout Shows
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 January 2012; (p. 12)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Punches and Pathos
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 January 2012; (p. 11)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama
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Ringside Voices Deliver a Theatrical Knockout
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2012; (p. 10)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Punches and Pathos
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 January 2012; (p. 11)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Young Men Channelled in Knockout Shows
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 January 2012; (p. 12)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Bravado and Fear in Life with Fists
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 September 2013; (p. 33)
— Review of I'm Your Man 2012 single work drama -
Festival Line-Up Big on Urban Grit
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 October 2011; (p. 5) -
Highlights under Spotlights
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 11) -
Play Shapes Up for Tour
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 17 July no. 555 2013; (p. 72)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Sydney Theatre Awards — Best New Australian Work
- Bankstown, Bankstown area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,