With high flying acrobatics, clever sequences and gravity-defying feats, Runners Up raises questions of fair play, competition, and media portrayal in Australia’s most patriotic pursuit, sport.
From the obsessive armchair sportsman, the strength and grace of the synchronised swimmer to antics under the backyard sprinkler this highly entertaining show has been a sell-out success.

“Runners Up delves into the sporting psyche to unveil a full spectrum of emotions, from a devastating loss on a Saturday afternoon to the simple joy of sliding under the backyard sprinkler.”  The Age, 19/5/04

Premiered at The Studio, Sydney Opera House, October 2002. 
Australian Tour, March-May 2004.

“Moving with ease from dance to acrobatics and spoken word, this is physical theatre of the highest calibre” The Age 2004

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CREDITS

Directed by Debra Iris Batton
Co-Devisors: Claudia Alessi, Kerry Casey, Alexandra Harrison, Ingrid Kleinig, Rowan Marchingo, Kirk Page and Telford Scully
Designer: Kathryn Sproul
Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper
Composer: Carl Polke