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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.\n\nFor 18 months theatre-maker Roslyn Oades and her trusty tape recorder\nfollowed 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.\n\nI\u2019m Your Man is no ordinary slice-of-life. The actors wear earpieces,\ntaking their words directly from audio recordings to create a vivid, hyper-natural documentary theatre.\n\nOne thing is certain: even the high-flyer will eventually lose. A sweaty,\nadrenaline-fuelled study of a contemporary masculine drama, I\u2019m Your Man challenges preconceived notions of the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of boxing, creating new ways to experience real-life stories in theatrical form.\n\nThis Postshow Q&A was recorded Thursday 5th September 2013\n\nCreator/Director: Roslyn Oades \nSound Designer: Bob Scott \nLighting and Set Designer: Neil Simpson \nMovement Director: Lee Wilson \u2013 Branch Nebula \nScript Dramaturge: Raimondo Cortese \nPerformers: Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Billy McPherson, Katia Molino, Justin Rosniak, John Shrimpton