She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange
Sign of the Acorn/ bAKEHOUSE
KXT 2017
Image credit: Clare Hawley
In a nice park, in a nice city, two nice couples try very, very hard to be nice to each other while the sound of ice cream trucks (wait, no) ambulances (nope!) the Global Financial Crisis screams into town.
She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange is an absurdly funny and terrifying ride through a downsized, foreclosed nation. This is a fresh new play about gender expectations, possession and loneliness, money and ego. Don’t worry about tomorrow. Spend all your money on ice cream. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
Playwright Amelia Roper, Director Nell Ranney, Designer Isabel Hudson, Lighting Designer Christopher Page, Sound Designer Ben Pierpoint, Producer Amy Morcom, Assistant Producer Rebecca Blake
Cast Tom Anson Mesker, Nikki Britton, Matilda Ridgway, Dorje Swallow
“Dry-toned and painstakingly arranged, Roper's script is one in which characters reveal their hands despite their best efforts not to do so. It demands a level of precision and subtlety, which this close-up production, directed by Nell Ranney… delivers in spades.” Jason Blake, Sydney Morning Herald
“This sharp and engrossing play delivers comedy with a twist of satirical acid… It’s damned clever, funny, poignant and it’s recommended.” Diana Simmonds, Stage Noise
“As an ensemble, this foursome delivers one of the strongest and tightest performances of the year.” Weekend Notes
"A captivating and compelling work that challenges us to be better" Broadway World