World Premiere of "FIGHTING"
by Sydney playwright Xavier Coy
New Theatre
18 March - 12 April 2025
https://newtheatre.org.au/fighting/

"It's funny. All this - I know it's funny. But the thought of laughing feels entirely alien."
An exploration into the mind of one man as he traverses the highs and lows of Bipolar over the course of a day, battling with both the people in his life and the voices in his head.
He works in a shop run by an elderly couple. They enjoy a virile sex life, while he is desperately lonely.
He is confronted by his ex-girlfriend who is now engaged. A panic attack ensues.
He has a date that night with a woman he quite fancies. The evening is a disaster.
Feelings of worthlessness and despair whirl around his head, triggering a depressive episode.
Then the phone rings.
He lives to fight another day.

Winner of the 2022 Silver Gull Play Award

CREATIVE TEAM
Director Xavier Coy
CAST
Sophie Highmore
Jay James-Moody
Dave Woodland

AVAILABLE MATERIAL
FIGHTING
by Xavier Coy
Full Length Play, Drama, Dark Comedy, Contemporary
Cast: 2M, 1F
https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/12769

ALSO BY XAVIER COY
THE GREAT EMU WAR
An Imagined Version of a True Event
Full Length Play, Comedy, 1930s
Cast: 5M, 2F
https://origintheatrical.com.au/work/12984

LIVING WITH BIPOLAR
A book by Xavier Coy
Illustrated by Michael Arvithis