Invisible

"How can you be here with me, yet you do not see me?"

Award-winning Otago theatre company Sahara Breeze (SBZ) Productions joins with Wellington-based acrobatic and aerial circus specialists Strange Case Productions to premier a new locally-devised documentary play called INVISIBLE.

This new multi-disciplinary play brings together text, physical theatre, contemporary circus, and multi-media to explore what it means to feel 'seen' or 'unseen' in today’s world. It is dramaturged by Allison Horsley and directed by Blaise Barham.

"It struck us how often we have heard people talk about feeling ‘invisible’ recently. This led us to explore more, see things, source local people's stories and to devise a performance piece to present some of our stories. We hope the piece will be tender, uplifting, and, at times, funny while perhaps helping us to better understand ourselves, and each other in these new times we live in." Blaise Barham

Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions https://www.sbzproductions.com/ was founded in 2019 as a touring theatre company and has been based in Dunedin since 2021. Since then, it has produced multiple shows such as Dracula the Bloody Truth by La Navette Bete, Wonderful by Richard Huber, Out at Sea by Slawomir Mrozek, annual Shotglass Shorts Play Writing Competitions, The Bear and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov, and The Tempest by William Shakespeare receiving multiple nominations and awards including an Outstanding Contribution to Dunedin Theatre Award in 2024. This will be our 4th production at The Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin.

Refer reviews of previous productions: https://www.theatreview.org.nz/?s=sbz+productions

Introducing the dynamic team at Strange Case Productions: Liam Sharpe, Zoe Barham and Chris Rahenkamp. Liam is an aerial rope and acrobatics trainer at the Wellington Circus Hub. Zoe is a professional dancer for Society Entertainment, choreographer and circus performer. Chris specialises in aerial straps, group acrobatics and dance. With a collective experience surpassing 25 years in the performing arts, these seasoned creatives are excited to collaborate with SBZ Productions on Invisible.

Performers and Devising team, in alphabetical order:

Amanda Lee, Belle Mullan, Chris Rahenkamp, Dylan Woods, Esther Smith, Ethan Bremner, Eva Captijn, Imogen Duncan, Liam Sharpe, Lucy Dobson, Michael Williams, Sarah Barham, Raymond Spence & Zoe Barham.

Director: Blaise Barham
Dramaturg: Allison Horsley
Technical Director: Josh Wiegman
Stage Management: Christine Wilson
Aerial Management: Rochelle Brophy