19 FEBRUARY - 21 MARCH
OUR BLOOD RUNS IN THE STREET
Directed By Shane Anthony
In 2019, the NSW Parliament reopened the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Gay and Transgender hate crimes between 1970 and 2010 to delve into the state’s history of violence and persecution against LGBTQI Australians.
In this landmark production, Shane Anthony and his ensemble have taken as their starting point interviews with real Australians affected by these hate crimes. Drawing on the words of the victims' family members, witnesses, historians, police officers, journalists and researchers, they have created a searing and unapologetic look at how cultural prejudice and bias have contributed to violence against gay and transgender people in Australia. Our Blood Runs in the Street blends spoken word and physical theatre in a powerful cry of rage and an ode to human resilience.
The director of acclaimed theatre productions Anatomy of a Suicide, Songs for the Fallen and The Whale returns to the Old Fitz Theatre with this powerful work that demands a light be shone on this dark chapter in Sydney's history.
Our Blood Runs in the Street was developed with the assistance of Metro Arts and NIDA Open Pilot Program with creative development residencies in 2019. We acknowledge ACON for their generous support in the development of this production.
Image Credit: Jasmin Simmons
Creative Team
Presented By Chopt Logic
Director Shane Anthony
Producer Alison Bennett
Cast Andrew Fraser, Cassie Hamilton, David Helman, Eddie Orton, Sam Plummer, Ross Walker and Tim Walker.
Set and Costume Designer Veronique Benett
Composer Damien Lane
Sound Designer Nate Edmondson
Lighting Designer Richard Whitehouse
Research Assistant Rachel Aitkens
ACON Community Liaison Consultant Michael Atkinson
Dates + Ticketing
Season 19 February - 21 March
Approximate run time 70 mins
Supporters
“Our blood runs in the streets and in the parks and in casualty and in the morgue....
Our own blood, the blood of our brothers and sisters, has been spilt too often….
Our blood runs because in this country our political, educational, legal and
religious systems actively encourage violence against us…”
— From the ‘One in Seven’ Manifesto, Sydney Star Observer, 5 April 1991