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UNDERTOW

No matter how calm things appear on the surface, there may be an invisible undertow pulling you down.

3 MATILDA AWARDS NOMINATIONS (2021)

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3 MATILDA AWARDS NOMINATIONS (2021) 🏆

UNDERTOW is a powerful and impactful piece that explores themes of resilience, mental health, relationships, empathy and identity.

It is an honest and powerful look at the hidden forces, beneath the surface that move us and determine the choices we make and the actions we take. Centering around a high school community, the show follows a group of individuals, from a range of backgrounds, all dealing with their own unique challenges.

Shock Therapy draw on a range of film conventions and physical theatre techniques to push their signature style in a new direction, blurring the line between different realities. The result is storytelling that is fluid and inventive, sweeping you up in its current as the story pulls you deeper.

View trailer for UNDERTOW here.

Undertow is a taut show that packs a punch in its honest and powerful exploration of the themes of resilience
— Blue Curtains

DURATION
55 mins + 10 mins post-show Q&A

SUITABILITY
Grades 8 – 12

WRITTEN, DIRECTED & PERFORMED BY
Sam Foster and Hayden Jones

MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN BY
Sam Foster and Guy Webster

LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Laura Jade

2021 MATILDA AWARDS NOMINATION
Best New Australian Work
Best Independent Production
Best Sound Design – Guy Webster


 FOR EDUCATORS

  • THE ARTS
    Drama

    HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (HPE)

    Relationships

  • CROSS CURRICULUM NOTES

    QCAA – SENIOR DRAMA
    Unit 1: Share
    Unit 2: Reflect
    Unit 4: Transform
    IA1, IA3

    DRAMA IN PRACTICE & ARTS IN PRACTICE

  • CROSS CURRICULUM NOTES

    DRAMA

    Stage 5: Physical Theatre, Epic Theatre

    Stage 6: Non-Realism, Documentary Drama

    HSC Course: Contemporary Theatre

    Creative Arts Life Skills – Drama

For detailed information, download education notes or contact our Education Manager. Explore our extensive repertoire of shows available for booking this year.