MAN WITH THE IRON NECK

More than a theatre show, Man With The Iron Neck tackled the growing rate of suicide amongst young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

The production achieved critically-acclaimed presentations as Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane and Adelaide festivals through 2018 and 2019, and was nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Physical Theatre.

Plans to tour the production to regional centres - including a revived tour featuring Christine Anu - were severely and repeatedly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures.

Man With The Iron Neck was supported by the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program, the New South Wales Government through Create NSW and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Balnaves Foundation. The Balunu Foundation partnered with Legs to provide healing workshops accompanying the performance.

Cast: Caleena Sansbury, Kyle Shilling, Tibian Wiles and Ursula Yovich.

Co-Director and Original Concept: Joshua Bond

Co-Director: Gavin Robins

Playwright: Ursula Yovich

Dramaturg: Steve Rogers

Co-Composers: Iain Grandage & Steve Francis

Sound designers: Michael Toisuta & Jed Silver

Video Designer: Sam James

Set Designer: Joey Ruigrok

Costume Designer: Emma Vine

Lighting Designer: Matt Marshall

Performance Rigger/Counterweight: Andrew Bright

Creative Producer: Cecily Hardy

Associate Producer: Sophia Marinos

Legs On The Wall is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW

Legs On The Wall acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we work on - the Wangal and the Gadigal of the Eora Nation - and the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live and tour