Rubbings from a Live Man

Rubbings from a Live Man is a semi-dramatised biography largely performed by the subject himself — legendary theatre actor and director Warwick Broadhead. He recounts his dramatic life story by adopting a number of personas. The collaboration with director Florian Habicht marked a rare time the camera-wary Broadhead performed on screen. He describes his troubled upbringing as a lot of cover-up and pretence. "Then I went into the world of theatre," he says, "which is cover-up and pretence." Broadhead passed away in January 2015, having predesigned a memorable funeral.

A man of epic, soaring, operatic vision.

– Sunday Star-Times on Warwick Broadhead

Key Cast & Crew

Warwick Broadhead

Creator, Subject, Actor, Costumes

Christopher Pryor

Editor, Co-Creator, Cinematographer

Florian Habicht

Creator, Editor, Writer, Producer, Production Designer

Philippa Campbell

Producer, Co-Creator

Gilbert Lake

Sound - Rerecording Mixer

Pania Williams

Visual Effects