02/09/2026
A mid-week read:
EQUUS by Peter Shaffer
Presented by Daniel Cottier Productions in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre
Dir by BROCKMAN
August 21 - September 04, 2026
“As a fat q***r artist, I am approaching Equus through a perspective that is rarely centred in classical theatre. For much of my career, I never saw bodies like mine represented on stage as worthy of love, intimacy or devotion. When they did appear, they were often defined by other people's assumptions rather than their own desires.” BROCKMAN
Visionary designer BROCKMAN (STA winner: Constellations, Metamorphoses) moves into the director’s chair for a production of Equus as you’ve never seen it before, reimagining the modern classic through the lens of fatness, fetishisation, desire and power. Utilising KXT’s traverse seating to its full effect, BROCKMAN’s bold take places audiences face-to-face with the classic play.
The company is made up of theatrical stalwarts and emerging artists. Twenty-year-old Ryan Yeates (Charlie and the Chocolate Factor, Caroline: or Change) steps into the role of Alan whilst Jay James Moody (Herringbone at KXT, The Drowsy Chaperone) returns to the Sydney stage in the role of Dr. Dysart. Joining them are Linda Nicholls-Gidley (Monster), Sophie Gregg (The PM’s Daughter), Gus Murray (Angels in America) Stephen Madsen (Muriel’s Wedding) and newcomer, Cloud Fernandez-Montoya as Jill.
Shalamah Tautaiolefue’s first acting role sees them as Nugget, the object of Alan's devotion and the production's beating heart. Neither horse nor fantasy, Nugget becomes a living embodiment of desire itself: seductive, dangerous and impossible to contain.
“What drew me to Equus was the opportunity to tell a story rooted in lived experience. Through the lens of fatness and fetishisation, the play becomes an exploration of desire, worship and the longing to be truly seen. For a long time, I stood behind other people's stories, hoping someone might tell my own. Eventually, I realised I had stopped waiting. This production is my attempt to tell it myself." Benjamin Brockman
Want to know more? Be sure to us the QR code for the program, in the foyer at KXT on Broadway.
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