Written by Matthew Clayfield

State Theatre Company of South Australia Young Playwright of the Year Award 2003

2005 Come Out Australian Festival For Young People
Directed by Alyson 'Daisy' Brown
With Jono Wood, Mario Spate, Lori Farmer and Claire Dunn

"A work by Matthew Clayfield is a fantastic addition to the Festival program. Matthew is well known to the Come Out team, having been the state winner of two successive Crank! Short Film competitions. The Ides is as well crafted as his films and is grounded in the confusing reality of adolescence with spooky accuracy."

— Sally Chance, Come Out Festival Director, Festival Program

"Although dark and tumultuous The Ides is not depressing. In fact it is a triumph as it depicts the courage of a young man exposing his vulnerabilities and reaching out for 'a little bit of love'. Clayfield opens a very private door into an eighteen-year-old's mind and in doing so, sheds light in some very dark places."

— Stephanie Johnson, Adelaide Theatre Guide