THE APOLOGY

Fuelled with intensity, THE APOLOGY fuses physical theatre techniques, multiple role acting and live music into a visceral and dynamic piece of theatre. 

Inspired by a true story of a high school student who “took revenge” on a classmate who was bullying him after his father advised him to “fight back”, THE APOLOGY is a searingly honest look at the repercussions of taking revenge and the long term effects that bullying can have.

Ray Bones is being constantly hassled by a group of peers, in particular ‘the Eneme’. When a year-nine excursion to the Boggo Road Goal goes awry, Ray’s dad encourages him to pick his moment and fight back. THE APOLOGY ricochets through a five year period where the bruises of bullying refuse to heal. Told from an unbiased perspective, this powerful production forces students to decide if the punishment fits the crime.

THE APOLOGY is performed by two actors (Sam Foster and Hayden Jones), who play 18 different characters in total, without ever leaving the stage or changing costume. The play was written and directed by Stefo Nantsou from Zeal Theatre and is an example of both Zeal and Shock Therapy’s signature style of telling hard hitting stories and doing as much as possible with as little as possible.

View trailer for THE APOLOGY here.