Review Excerpts

The Three Musketeers (1989)  "Credit as well to Michael Hurst who has choreographed the most exciting duel I've ever seen on stage . . . " (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Three Musketeers (1987) "Hurst (D'Atragnan), a professional fencer, choreographed the fights and trained his collegues in the delicate art of not swashing when they should buckle." (The Age)

"I lost count of the number of sword fights, but they were always entertaining, often the entire stage given over to struggling figures all of whom seemed to be familiar with a number of dirty tricks not taught in fencing schools.   D'Artagnan's last desperate struggle with his mortal enemy, Rochefort, was so heart-thumpingly exciting it well deserved the audience's spontaneous round of applause." (Australian)  

© Michael Hurst

 

 

 

  


Theatre, Writing

2005 Jack and the Beanstalk, Auckland Festival 2005
   
2003

Aladdin, Auckland Festival 2003
   
1997

Aladdin, Watershed Theatre
   
1994 Jack and the Beanstalk, Watershed Theatre
   
1983

ICTUS, Rhythmical Stress, Theatre Corporate

Rip Tide, Theatre Corporate (co-writer)

   
1977- 78

light lunchtime shows (as Court Theatre trainee)
   
1975 two one-hour comedy shows for fund-raising, Papanui High School, Christchurch

Theatre, Other

2011 Venus Is, The Dust Palace: member of development team
   
2006 Mr. Marmalade (Noah Haidle), Silo Theatre:  designer
   
2004 Hamlet, The Large Group: producer
   
1990

Hamlet, Mercury Theatre: fight choreographer
   
1989 Romeo and Juliet, Sydney Theatre Company: fight choreographer
   
1988

The Three Musketeers, Mercury Theatre: fight choreographer
   
1987

The Three Musketeers, Melbourne Theatre Company: fight choreographer

Romeo and Juliet, Mercury Theatre: fight choreographer

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Gods, Mercury Upstairs: fight choreographer
   
1986 The Trojan Women; Public Works Arts Collective: coordinator
   
1978

The Birthday Party, Court Theatre: set designer

The Nuns, Court Theatre: set designer
   
1977

The Lion in Winter, Court Theatre: promotion

Ghosts, Court Theatre: promotion