By Shane Anthony and Ensemble

“A powerful production that howls for justice for the victims of LGBTQIA hate crimes”

“Shane Anthony wants us to remember with love and anger both – he keeps one in each steady directorial hand, entwining them with words and movement”

★★★★ Time Out

“Utterly riveting theatre”

“Heartfelt, cerebral, entertaining, shocking and, one would hope, a shifter of society’s tectonic plates”

★★★★ Stage Noise

“A visceral and heartbreaking achievement not just for queer theatre, but theatre overall”

“The outright achievement here is Shane Anthony’s direction...his work in this production is second to none”

★★★★ State of the Art

Produced by Chopt Logic, Co-presented by Metro Arts, Red Line Productions and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

February 19 - March 21 2020, The Old Fitz Theatre

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 the ensemble have taken as their starting point real interviews with real Australians affected by hate crime. Constructed from first-hand accounts, they take a searing and unapologetic look at how cultural prejudice and bias has contributed to violence against gay and transgender people in Australia. Drawing on the words of the victims' family members, witnesses, historians, police officers, journalists and researchers, Our Blood Runs in the Street blends spoken word and physical theatre in a powerful cry of rage and an ode to human resilience.

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… We’re over it! We’re going to paint the town red!”
From the ‘One in Seven’ Manifesto, Sydney Star Observer, 5 April 1991

PRODUCTION TEAM

Concept and Direction: Shane Anthony

Producer: Alison Bennett

Set and Costume Designer: Veronique Benett

Composer: Damien Lane

Sound Designer: Nate Edmondson

Lighting Designer: Richard Whitehouse

Stage Manager: Maddie Huber

Research Assistant: Rachel Aitkens

ACON Community Liaison Consultant: Michael Atkinson

Cast: Andrew Fraser, Cassie Hamilton, David Helman, Eddie Orton, Sam Plummer, Ross Walker and Tim Walker.

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, City of Sydney, Sydney Actors School and Star Casino for their generous support in the development of this production.

WEBSITE

https://www.redlineproductions.com.au/our-blood-runs-in-the-street

Photography by Jasmin Simmons.