we, the lost company, an adaptation

“Silly, charming, maybe even chilling… endlessly clever and off-beat…” CHUCK MOORE REVIEWS ABOUT

Physical theatre company Clockfire present we, the lost company, an adaptation, a moving poetic tribute to mother nature’s most mysterious element. Exploring the migratory nature of the ocean and the power of recollection, bodies raw, branded with enduring sunburn, unfurl and contract in a space which overflows with echoes of the past and predictions for our future.

Inspired by acclaimed Australian artist Brett Whiteley’s beach paintings, this original gallery of movement spans a shoreline of mnemonic encounters that collide with a tide that disturbs and reorganises. Adapted for film by Laura Turner with performance direction by Emily Ayoub, performed by Madeline Baghurst, Ryuichi Fujimura and Alicia Gonzalez and accompanied by Ben Pierpoint’s original soundtrack, we, the lost company paints a timeless coastline, blue and bound with a special familiarity.

Adapted from the original stage work by Clockfire Theatre Company
Original concept and stage direction by Emily Ayoub
Film by Laura Turner

Co-produced by Emily Ayoub & Madeline Baghurst
Cinematography and editing by Laura Turner
Performance direction by Emily Ayoub
Performed by Madeline Baghurst, Ryuichi Fujimura & Alicia Gonzalez 

Arrangements & Original composition by Ben Pierpoint with sampling from
Billie McCarthy (vocals), Jack Murray (electronics), Julia Reidy (guitar) & Mary Rapp (cello)
Interviews conducted by Emily Ayoub, Madeline Baghurst & Kate Worsley
Makeup consultant Natalia Ladyko
Film still by Laura Turner

Original theatre work devised by Emily Ayoub, Madeline Baghurst, Alicia Gonzalez & Arisa Yura
with performances by Madeline Baghurst, Alicia Gonzalez & Arisa Yura
Design collaborator Amanda McNamara

Our thanks to the community members who shared their stories as part of this project. 

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, presented in partnership with Erica Brennan as part of the Made In Sydney Programme.

PAST SHOWINGS

SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL Wed 2 Sep - Sun 6 Sep 2020
STOCKHOLM FRINGE FESTIVAL Tue 15 Sep - Sat 19 Sep 2020
BRIGHTON FRINGE FESTIVAL Tue 24 Oct - Mon 9 Nov 2020
MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL Fri 20 Nov - Fri 27 Nov 2020
RIVERSIDE THEATRES BINGE THE FRINGE Fri 8 Oct - Sun 24 Oct 2021