Sport for Jove presents
“I WONDER MEN DARE TRUST THEMSELVES WITH MEN”
The highly anticipated return of Sport for Jove's 5-star smash hit, Timon of Athens, to Seymour Centre in 2025.
Be honest now. Do your friends suck? Not always. But, come on, sometimes...? Do they secretly love it when you screw up, fall down, miss out, give in? Do you do it to them... have you? What’s it worth, any of it? Friendship? Loyalty? Love? If it were made of gold, what would it weigh?
Well... Timon has it all... the cash, the cache, the companions, and a heart of gold. But that’ll never last, you know the story! And when it all goes up in smoke, so does everyone around him. One friend tried to warn him, but who listens to the pessimist? We all hate a misanthrope.
And yet, we hate ingratitude more. And nothing burns like betrayal. Alone and enraged, Timon runs from the world, curses the city, and revels in exile.
And wouldn’t you know it... digging in the dirt for a scrap of food... finds more wealth than he had before, just lying there under the earth in a barren field. What will he do with it this time, being generous never paid off, so what’s the opposite??
Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens is a black comedy dressed up as a Greek tragedy, a hilariously dark, joyfully brutal and very modern immorality tale. Dicken’s borrowed from it, Marx built a new world order out of it, our contemporary age sits squarely in its sights - and it gives you, the playgoer, an extraordinary opportunity to watch a Shakespeare play where you don’t know what happens next, have no idea how it ends, and will be surprised at every turn.
Directed by Margaret Thanos and described as “a new star in the firmament of the best Shakespeare productions” (SMH), I Hate People; or Timon of Athens is a truly unique theatrical experience. A renaissance play that feels like it was written yesterday and tells us so much about today.
Image credit: Dowling and Dowling Designs
John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald
CAST
Mike Booth Apemantus
Lib Campbell Poet, Timandra, Lydia's Staffer, Penelope, Second Dancer
Deborah Galanos Flavia
Jake Harvey First Senator, Merchant, Sven, Cop, Third Dancer, Vasilios
Apsara Lindeman Jewwller, Persephone, Sopia, Isidore's Servant
Lucy Lock Third Senator, Fila, First Dancer, First Bandit
Jack Elliot Mitchell Painter, Cupid, Theo
Tasha O’Brien Lydia, Third Bandit
Diego Retamales Lex, Second Bandit, Fourth Senator
Damien Ryan Timon
Jake Speer Alcibiades
Joseph Tanti Second Senator
CREATIVES
Margaret Thanos Director/Adaptor
Damien Ryan Adaptor
Rose Montgomery Set Designer
Saint Clair Lighting Designer
Aloma Barnes Siraswar Costume Designer
AJ Evans Composer
Jess Zlotnick Associate Director
Sorie Bangura Production Manager
Sophie Jones Stage Manager
Barry Brewer Assistant Stage Manager
Rob Jago Senior Producer
David Soncin Marketing Manager
Isabella Milkovitsch Assistant Producer
York Theatre
| Thu 12 Jun | 7:30pm |
|---|---|
| Fri 13 Jun | 7:30pm |
| Sat 14 Jun | 2pm, 7:30pm |
| Sun 15 Jun | 5pm |
Approximately 150 minutes with a 20-minute interval.
| Full | $63 |
|---|---|
| Group 4+ | $59 |
| Concession (Pensioner, Senior, Student) - ID required | $53 |
| Under 30 - ID Required | $35 |
$7 transaction fee applies.
Recommended for ages 15+. Contains nudity, physical violence, drug use, sexual references, suicide, haze smoke, loud or sudden sounds, strong lighting and use of prop weapons. Filming and photography is prohibited.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
York Theatre
| Thu 12 Jun | 7:30pm |
|---|---|
| Fri 13 Jun | 7:30pm |
| Sat 14 Jun | 2pm, 7:30pm |
| Sun 15 Jun | 5pm |
Approximately 150 minutes with a 20-minute interval.
| Full | $63 |
|---|---|
| Group 4+ | $59 |
| Concession (Pensioner, Senior, Student) - ID required | $53 |
| Under 30 - ID Required | $35 |
$7 transaction fee applies.
Recommended for ages 15+. Contains nudity, physical violence, drug use, sexual references, suicide, haze smoke, loud or sudden sounds, strong lighting and use of prop weapons. Filming and photography is prohibited.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
CAST
Mike Booth Apemantus
Lib Campbell Poet, Timandra, Lydia's Staffer, Penelope, Second Dancer
Deborah Galanos Flavia
Jake Harvey First Senator, Merchant, Sven, Cop, Third Dancer, Vasilios
Apsara Lindeman Jewwller, Persephone, Sopia, Isidore's Servant
Lucy Lock Third Senator, Fila, First Dancer, First Bandit
Jack Elliot Mitchell Painter, Cupid, Theo
Tasha O’Brien Lydia, Third Bandit
Diego Retamales Lex, Second Bandit, Fourth Senator
Damien Ryan Timon
Jake Speer Alcibiades
Joseph Tanti Second Senator
CREATIVES
Margaret Thanos Director/Adaptor
Damien Ryan Adaptor
Rose Montgomery Set Designer
Saint Clair Lighting Designer
Aloma Barnes Siraswar Costume Designer
AJ Evans Composer
Jess Zlotnick Associate Director
Sorie Bangura Production Manager
Sophie Jones Stage Manager
Barry Brewer Assistant Stage Manager
Rob Jago Senior Producer
David Soncin Marketing Manager
Isabella Milkovitsch Assistant Producer