SHADOW Film

Back to Back Pictures

Available on demand 13 - 15 December

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Time: Available to stream anytime between 13 – 15 December

Tickets: Pay What You Can (suggested price £6)

Running Time: 56 mins

Age Guidance: 12+

To watch the performance, you’ll need a laptop or desktop computer.

“When artificial intelligence overtakes human intelligence, how will people be treated?”

Simon, Scott and Sarah, a trio of activists with intellectual disabilities, hold a townhall meeting about the future impacts of artificial intelligence.

Simon, considering himself a saviour for the community, quickly appoints himself the mayor, and Scott reluctantly steps into the role of facilitator, but soon becomes enamoured with his own power and begins to dismiss the experiences of others. Sarah, often overlooked and underestimated by her counterparts, explodes, confronting the self-appointed leaders on their inadequacies. What begins as a polite discussion quickly descends into bickering and chaos, seemingly provoked by a force within. Sarah acts to unite the group, only to realise the battle to get their message across may be lost already.

‘Clever’ The Guardian

‘Remarkable’ The Boston Globe

‘Must See’ The New York Stage Review

This performance is Pay What You Can.

The Pay What You Can Scheme removes a financial barrier, giving everyone the chance to see our shows. This is made possible by those who are able choosing a higher price point, and for this you can be guided by the recommended price. Thank you for supporting us and the community by continuing to book with us. We look forward to seeing you soon.

EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place online.

If you’ve booked a ticket, you’ll receive an email in advance with a link to the video and helpful information.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

The video has captions.

Content

Contains adult themes and coarse language

All performances will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to. You can adjust the brightness and volume of your device at any time.

If you need to take a break, we recommend moving away from your device to do so. If you decide to turn off the performance, you will be able to stream the content another time so long as it is before 11pm on the final show date.

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PRE-SHOW INFORMATION

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Ahead of the start date of your performance, you will receive a pre-show email from us containing everything you need to know about how to stream your content including a link to watch the video.

A Back to Back Pictures Production

Director: Bruce Gladwin
Screenplay: Michael Chan, Mark Deans, Bruce Gladwin, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price, Sonia Teuben

Based on the Back to Back Theatre stage production THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES

Producer: Alice Fleming
Director of Photography and Editor: Rhian Hinkley
Musical Composition: Luke Howard Trio (Luke Howard, Daniel Farrugia, Jonathan Zion)
Art Director: Tao Weis
Costume Designer: Shio Otani
Associate Producer: Meret Hassanen
Assistant Producer: Pippa Wright
Executive Producers: Bruce Gladwin, Tim Stitz

SHADOW was adapted from THE SHADOW WHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES, which was co-commissioned for the stage by Carriage works, Theater der Welt 2020 Düsseldorf, the Keir Foundation, the Thyne Reid Foundation and The Anthony Costa Foundation, supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through Plus 1, with development support from the Geelong Arts Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Une Parkinson Foundation, The Public Theater (New York) and Arts Emerson (Boston).THE SHADOWWHOSE PREY THE HUNTER BECOMES was developed, in part, at the 2019 Sundance Theatre Lab at MASS MoCA.

This project was supported by:

SHADOW was funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, the City of Greater Geelong through the Arts & Culture Department’s Arts Industry Commissions Program in partnership with UNESCO Creative City of Design, with additional support from Give Where You Live and the Une Parkinson Foundation. SHADOW was supported by Screen Australia through the COVID-19 Budget Support Fund Program.

We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2026 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.