In Our Blood was a four-part musical drama inspired by Australia’s radical response to AIDS in the 1980s.
It was created by Adriano Cappelletta who wrote it initially for the stage and also featured in the series.
It was produced by Hoodlum Entertainment and was directed by Nicholas Verso and John Sheedy.
This production was a joy to work on. Primarily, my role involved working with a chorus of four who were Greek Chorus performers, each a chameleon. They needed to be skilled at singing, acting and dancing. These performers, played by Adriano Cappelletta, Nic Prior, Tomas Parrish, and Alice Birbarra, break the fourth wall to provide historical context and sing songs from the era, which are juxtaposed with the drama’s serious political themes.
I was also involved in the Patches nightclub scenes, where the cast of today required movements reminiscent of the 1980s. In addition, I also helped identify the best movers to the director and bring them into frame. If we were not recording sound, I’d be trying to get the best energy from everyone, calling out various encouraging comments.
Filming and rehearsals occurred over a number of days in October 2022. I was thrilled to attend the premiere in New Farm, Brisbane, in mid-March 2023 – the night before flying to commence the UK leg of Darren Hayes’ Do You Remember Tour. Often at such events, other industry friends will ask what is next? It was quite exciting to announce I was flying to the UK the next day!
When I returned from overseas, I finally had an opportunity to view In Our Blood on the ABC and was delighted to see it come together as it had.
You can read about In Our Blood here:
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/in-our-blood
And view it here:
https://artsreview.com.au/in-our-blood-to-screen-on-abc-tv/
