Swordplay School of Theatrical Fencing & Stage Combat in Campbelltown, New South Wales | Performance art theatre

Swordplay School of Theatrical Fencing & Stage Combat

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

Phone: +61 414 988 974

Address: Ruse Public School Junction Rd 2560 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.swordplay.net.au

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23.01.2022 Arrgh! Ahoy again, maties! #TalkLikeAPirateDay is coming in over the horizon tomorrow, so here's another pair of our scallywags in combat from Kandos Pirate Festival 2015 What could they have been fighting about?... If you're interested in booking a performance or attending a class, find more info at https://www.swordplay.net.au/ #Pirate #SwordplaySydney #PerformingArts #LivingHistory #StageCombat #Sword

23.01.2022 What a fun end to 2020!!! It's been alot of ups, downs & cancellations this year, but it's great to come together and celebrate the positives we've had.......by throwing axes!!! So many talented people tonight. Thank you to @throw_axe for hosting our Christmas party again. We love these guys & gals and their team really made the night enjoyable. ... #swordplaysydney #throwaxe #axethrowing #theatricalfencing #stagecombat #christmasparty

22.01.2022 Check out this little snippet Mel did for a podcast "Sweater Stories" about her love of performance and Swordplay. Can't wait to see the full ep!

20.01.2022 Here's another close-up shot of our weapons courtesy of John Humphreys Photography

20.01.2022 Lots of great back and forth movement with this 2018 fight from Glen and Mel

19.01.2022 Check out this pair of our musketeers engaged in a super kinetic swordfight

19.01.2022 Jess and Mel doing some broadsword work during one of this week's sessions

18.01.2022 One more week of Term 3 classes!! Last Class Glendenning - Mon 21st Sept Last Class Ruse - Tues 22nd Sept... We have a 2 week break then Term 4 kicks off with below dates: Glendenning Mon 12th Oct Ruse Tues 13th Oct

18.01.2022 Everyone loves a good costume here at Swordplay. Here's David's dashing look at TeslaFest Australia last year #SwordplaySydney #steampunk #costume

17.01.2022 Term 4 of classes start next week! It's the perfect time to join! All skill and fitness levels welcome, just come along wearing some closed-in shoes and comfy clothes you can move in, and we'll provide the weapons. Did we mention that your first class is free? Blacktown classes held at Glendenning Public School... Campbelltown classes held at Ruse Public School Note that you must be 14+ years old to participate

15.01.2022 Today Instructors Karin, Kathleen & Glen ran boffering games and performed some sword demonstrations for the Campbelltown Ghosts Scout Group. It was their 8th Birthday combined with Halloween. What an awesome group of people Campbelltown Ghost Scouts: Special Needs Scouting Group... #swordplaysydney #swordplay #stagecombat #theatricalfencing #theatre #film #stunts #stuntlife #drama #troupe #performer #performance #sydney #pirate #musketeers #martialarts #sword #swordfighting

14.01.2022 Meet Peter Lyon: the legend behind our swords from Middle-earth. Peter is known as our Master Swordsmith, though he’s adamant he’s yet to have fully mastered th...e craft: there are whole areas of sword making & jewellery work that I could spend the rest of my life learning Raised in Shannon, Peter is a self-taught swordsmith & armourer, having pursued his passion for medieval history and re-enactment. He took up the craft almost out of necessity. Back in the 1980s, we couldn’t get much in the way of swords and armour in NZ, so we had to make our own. In 1999 he would join our workshop, 5 years after meeting Richard Taylor during our work on the Hercules TV series. Richard was very interested in Peter’s craft but couldn’t employ his talents until one (very secret) project to rule them all. Since his work as swordsmith for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, Peter has crafted weapons for The Chronicles of Narnia (note the Centaur sword in the picture), The Great Wall & Disney’s live-action Mulan. When things were quieter, he’s also carried out some general metalworking, model making & animatronics to keep himself busy.

13.01.2022 Ahoy again! #TalkLikeAPirateDay may have come and gone over the horizon, but we've got one last pair of roughhousing buccaneers to share with ya We're having to keep our sails furled for now, but we'd love to don some pirate garb again for you all once festivals are back up and running... If you're interested in booking a performance or attending a class, find more info at https://www.swordplay.net.au/ #FaireFlashbacks #SwordplaySydney #pirates #larp #reenactment

13.01.2022 Avast ye scurvy dogs! Happy International #TalkLikeAPirateDay! We've got another round of our savvy lassies showing off their swordplay skills! We'll have another pair of buccaneers to share with you tomorrow!... If you're interested in booking a performance or attending a class, find more info at https://www.swordplay.net.au/ #FaireFlashbacks #SwordplaySydney #Reenactment #Pirates #StageCombat #Larp

12.01.2022 Glendenning class is getting stuck into some new fight choreography. So Karin & Kathleen had time to put together a little fight combo. #swordplaysydney #swordplay #stagecombat #theatricalfencing #theatre #film #stunts #stuntlife #drama #troupe #performer #performance #sydney #pirate #musketeers #martialarts #swords #swordfighting

10.01.2022 Until lockdown ends and I can get back to the workshop, I'll be posting a few greatest hits and how-I-did-its. Here's some behind-the-scenes pics of a piece I handed over in April - Gods, that seems like so long ago. Details with pictures.

09.01.2022 No training tonight at Ruse due to the hall being unavailable.

09.01.2022 One of the highlights of being a part of Swordplay is the actual swords of course! Just look at that detailed metal work on that rapier guard! #SwordplaySydney #HEMA #medieval #reenactment

09.01.2022 Lots of beginners learning from assistant instructors at our Ruse class. It's great to see everyone working together. #swordplaysydney #swordplay #stagecombat #theatricalfencing #theatre #film #stunts #stuntlife #drama #troupe #performer #performance #sydney #pirate #musketeers #martialarts #swords #swordfighting

08.01.2022 Some action shots from the Christmas party at Throw Axe Penrith. The 3 group final champions were Jason, Adam & Mitch. Adam took out the title of the winner out of the 3 of them.

08.01.2022 Not sure how stable this top hat tower is, but Glen is certainly rocking this look

05.01.2022 Some of the faces of our members at our Christmas party. #swordplaysydney

03.01.2022 Ahoy, maties! #TalkLikeAPirateDay is coming up on the 19th so we figured it was time to share some of our gents duking it out at Kandos Pirate Festival 2015. We'll be gunning to share more swashbucklers with ya in the upcoming days If you're interested in booking a performance or attending a class, find more info at https://www.swordplay.net.au/... #SwordplaySydney #reenactment #LivingHistory #PerformingArts #StageCombat

03.01.2022 Time for a #FaireFlashback to our combatants' past fights! Featuring a little bit of stunt magic to make that punch look real!

01.01.2022 LAST WEEK OF TRAINING 2020! Tonight at Glendenning 7.30pm Tomorrow at Ruse 7pm ... Looking forward to seeing you all there!