Holding Achilles
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19 – 22 JANUARY

$53 – $59 + BF

Carriageworks - Bay 17 245 Wilson Street Eveleigh NSW 2015

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Love in war and exile

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Australia Council for the Arts NSW Government
Legs On The Wall & Dead Puppet Society

Adopted by Achilles’ father, Patroclus initially faces hostility from the young hero. But thrust together to train under the centaur Chiron, a friendship develops, which deepens as Achilles becomes the legend he was destined to be. But war with Troy is brewing and the two young men are caught between their hopes for a future together and the brutal realities of a bloody conflict.  

Written by David Morton, this beautifully crafted co-production from Sydney physical theatre virtuosos Legs On The Wall and Brisbane visual theatre masterminds Dead Puppet Society is an innovative interpretation of one of the great mythic stories, turning a magnifying glass toward one of its central relationships, so often downplayed or ignored.  

Featuring daring aerial work, exquisite puppetry and set to a haunting score performed live by Sydney singer/songwriter Montaigne and composed with Tony Buchen and Chris Bear (Grizzly Bear), this epic adaptation of Homer’s Iliad blends heightened physicality and powerful design to weave a story of mythic proportions with queer heroes at its heart.  

“Holding Achilles charts a new theatrical landscape.”

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Australia Council for the Arts NSW Government

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The Making of Holding Achilles
Holding Achilles brings together two mainstays of the Australian stage – physical theatre maestros Legs On The Wall and visual geniuses Dead Puppet Society – to tell an ancient story of The Iliad with a queer heroes at its heart. Here, the team involved in bringing it to the stage explains what’s gone into building the world, and what they hope you’ll take out of it.

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The Making of Holding Achilles
Holding Achilles brings together two mainstays of the Australian stage – physical theatre maestros Legs On The Wall and visual geniuses Dead Puppet Society – to tell an ancient story of The Iliad with a queer heroes at its heart. Here, the team involved in bringing it to the stage explains what’s gone into building the world, and what they hope you’ll take out of it.

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