Antipodes Theatre Company Presents

the Australian Premiere of

AND SHE WOULD STAND LIKE THIS

by HARRISON DAVID RIVERS (he/him)

Part of Midsumma Festival

Meat Market Stables

3 - 12 February, 2022

#aswsltau | #antipodesarts

Digital Program

In an unnamed hospital, in an unnamed city, Hecuba and her daughters await a diagnosis.

Greek tragedy meets ballroom culture in this fierce and fabulous new play, adapted from Euripides’ The Trojan Women and inspired by the seminal documentary Paris is Burning.

House mother Hecuba has dedicated her life to protecting her children and the chosen family they all cling to for comfort and support. But when a mysterious plague begins to rip through their community, they are forced to engage with a society that doesn’t understand or even value their existence…

And She Would Stand Like This is a modern observation of HIV/AIDS and reimagines the Greek characters as Queer bodies of colour fighting for survival.

Supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants.

Until further notice, it is a Government requirement that all attendees are fully vaccinated and can provide a COVID vaccination certificate (or proof of exemption). Please note: seating is general admission and will not be socially distanced. This production will be filmed and distributed online following the live performance season. More information about this will be available soon.

Reviews

“Inspired…Ancient tragedy minted new. The golden age of queer Ball subculture collides with ancient Greek tragedy in this powerful work”

— Cameron Woodhead, The Age

“Irresistibly fun…it would be a shame to miss. This daring exploration of the bonds of chosen family is a fierce ‘screw you’ to those that hope to monopolize definitions of family, motherhood and womanhood.”

— Greta Doell, Theatre Travels

“Bold and audacious…an exceptional cast doing incredible work. Antipodes is dedicated to producing diverse, eclectic theatre of a high quality and they’re one of the few companies that are actually delivering on that with aplomb.”

— Darby Turnbull, Theatre People