Arts House Listening Program

The boxing gym: a place of dreams of glory, of a better life. The walls are covered in inspirational quotes; bodies are in constant motion; the stakes are high. For 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder followed a determined young boxer from Bankstown as he prepared for a world title fight. On the way she encountered past legends, up-and-comers and failed contenders whose lives have been irreversibly changed by the fight game. Behind this thrilling, brutal sport lies a compelling tale of courage and its cost. I’m Your Man is no ordinary slice-of-life. The actors wear earpieces, taking their words directly from audio recordings to create a vivid, hyper-natural documentary theatre. One thing is certain: even the high-flyer will eventually lose. A sweaty, adrenaline-fuelled study of a contemporary masculine drama, I’m Your Man challenges preconceived notions of the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of boxing, creating new ways to experience real-life stories in theatrical form. Th