Iām Ready To Talk Now
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Created by Oliver Ayres
Produced by SKINT
Lighting & AV Design by Iz Zettl
Sound & Set Design by STOZ
Choreography by Penny Baron
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āāā ā ā ā ā ā
āA forward thinking creative to watch.ā - TimeOutāāā ā ā ā ā ā
āI didnāt want to leaveā - A Young(ish) Perspectiveāāā ā ā ā
āCalls for more compassion between us all while exemplifying what this can look like in practiceā - The Scotsmanāāā ā ā ā
āA gentle, radical kind of careā - Fest Magāāā ā ā ā
āInnovative, empathetic, and profoundly humanā - North Westend UKāāā ā ā ā
āDisarmingly intimate and unavoidably involving, 'Iām Ready to Talk Now' is a gently whirring empathy machineā - The Arts DeskāYou cannot look awayā - The Guardian
āAn out-of-body experience ā¦ He has a gift for paying attentionā - Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor
āA disarming honesty paired with graceful physical theatreā - The Age
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SOLD OUT SEASON - EDINBURGH FRINGE 2025
WINNER - Best Experimental, Melbourne Fringe 2024
SOLD OUT SEASON - MELBOURNE FRINGE 2024
WINNER - Change Maker Award, Presented by Theatre Network Australia, Melbourne Fringe 2024
NOMINEE - Best Work By An Emerging Artist, Melbourne Fringe 2024
SOLD OUT SEASON - MELBOURNE FRINGE 2023
NOMINEE - Best Experimental, Melbourne Fringe 2023
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2025:
Next Wave, Independent Season
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Producing in collaboration with QuietRIOT
2024:
Darebin FUSE Festival, Proudly supported by the Darebin City Council's FUSE Fund Program (Development Season)
Melbourne Fringe 2024, Supported by The Melbourne Fringe Cash To Create
2023:
Melbourne Fringe 2023, Supported by The Melbourne Fringe Cash To Create (Progress Showing)
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āI will be thinking about this show for the rest of my life. Thoughtfully, lovingly, painfully, beautifully createdā
āWhat an honour to experience Oliver's work, where every little detail is designed with intention and purposeā
āOliver has created a masterful, unique piece that was truly a privilege to experience as a disabled, chronically ill theatre goerā
āUniquely crafted and expressed, a show thatās as much about art making as it is the selfā
āEveryone should see this. Everyone. A beautiful, safe space created by Oliver from start to finish. Truly a life-altering experienceā
āSuch a thought provoking work exploring shared humanity and experiences of loss, grief and hopeā
āI felt connected. Seen. Visible. Care. Terror. Awe. Warmth. Hope. Optimismā¦Oliver is a genius and you should follow his work closelyā
āI felt invited into the centre of Oliverās grief and catharsis and was deeply moved by the experienceā
āImpossible to describe. Achingly beautiful and vulnerable. Changed the way I think about storytellingā
An experimental one-on-one piece exploring chronic illness and identity
Set inside of a hospital room, audiences experience the work one at a time, alone with the artist, as he tells the story of being diagnosed with a rare, severe and chronic immune condition - in his very first year of starting testosterone.
Through music, projection, and physical theatre, this radical act of connection blurs the lines between audience and performer, theatre and installation art, and stands boldly outside of ordinary theatrical conventions.
With access as its core guiding principle, each performance can be spontaneously altered: offering relaxed performances, tactile tours, audio description and captioning on demand. Audience members can leave the space at any time.
Photos by Iz Zettl
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