Sex Magick
Griffin Theatre Company
Video Designer
After a workplace indiscretion shatters his elite footy physiotherapy career, Ard Panicker finds himself begging for work at a metaphysical health spa, selling Ayurvedic rubdowns to yummy mummies in Bondi.
With his sense of self at an all time low and staring down a sea of healing crystals, green juices and sound baths, Ard wonders how the hell his life took him from sport to spirituality in one fell swoop.
His search for answers takes him to Kerala, South India, where he meets an enlightened and enigmatic tantric guru. But when he returns to Sydney, Ard’s body begins to shudder with mysterious seizures—accompanied by waking visions of a terrifying, all-powerful deity.
What happened to Ard in India? …And will he ever get his mind back?
2023 Performed at Griffin Theatre Company
Images by Brett Boardman
Credits
Playwright & Co-Director: Nicholas Brown
Dramaturg & Co-Director: Declan Greene
Choreographer: Raghav Handa
Set & Costume Designer: Mason Browne
Lighting Designer: Kelsey Lee
Composer & Sound Designer: Danni A. Esposito
Video Designer: Solomon Thomas
Associate Cultural Dramaturg: Jay Emmanuel
Community Engagement Director: Gary Paramanathan
Creative Producer: Bali Padda
Intimacy Coordinator: Chloë Dallimore
Malayalam Translation: Anish Chacko, Athira Pradeep, Rashmi Ravindran
Voice & Accent Coach: Nikki Zhao
Stage Manager: Isabella Kerdijk
Performers: Blazey Best, Raj Labade, Stephen Madsen, Veshnu Narayanasamy, Mansoor Noor, Catherine Văn-Davies