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b'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'