Back to film for acclaimed theatre troupe
GEELONG-BASED company Back To Back Theatre is set to return to the screen, turning its most recent play into film.
The company’s production The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes, will transform into a 50-minute film as part of a $500,000 project later this year.
Artistic director Bruce Gladwin said turning a stage show into a film was “highly exciting”.
“It’s fantastic for us, especially as we can’t perform at the moment due to the current climate,” Mr Gladwin said.
“Being able to have an opportunity to create something for the screen is great. We’re looking forward to bringing some of our own methodology of how we make theatre to the film-making experience.”
The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes made its premiere in Sydney in September before playing sold-out shows in Geelong and touring the US in January. The drama follows five actors with intellectual disabilities who explore a world dominated by artificial intelligence.
Set to be filmed in Geelong in November, the screen adaptation will also offer internship opportunities for people with a disability.
Mr Gladwin said Geelong was an “underutilised” location for filmmaking and had “amazing” talent.
The project is set to take three weeks to film, and Mr Gladwin said he hoped it would be available for audiences in December.
Writer/performer Scott Price said he was excited to be part of another film with the company. Its previous project, Oddlands, premiered on ABC last year.