“A true master of storytelling…”
- TheatreTravels
Ruffy as the Storyteller in Tattletales, co-created with Davey Seagle for Ponydog Productions
Lachlan Ruffy has garnered acclaim for his versatility as a performer, writer, creator, and game-designer.
“Playing Edward Ridgeway, Lachlan Ruffy is in full command…”
Canberra Critics Circle
On stage, he has performed in roles as dynamic and varied as Eddie in Fool for Love, Edward Ridgeway in Switzerland, Coulmier in Marat/Sade, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and Jamie in The Last 5 Years. Returning to Canberra in 2024, Lachlan played Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire and Little Charles in August: Osage County.
“Lachlan Ruffy is both cruel and savagely fierce as Eddie…”
Sydney Arts Guide
He has appeared in numerous television series, including ABC’s Rake and Total Control.
Lachlan Ruffy finds an appealing tenderness
Len Power: Canberra Critics Circle
He can be heard as one of the narrators in Kirsten Alexander’s Riptides, an Australian thriller published by Penguin Random House
Ruffy leading the foxtrot lesson in Immersive Cinema’s Dirty Dancing, Flemington Racecourse, 2020
He is a frequent collaborator with many immersive performance companies across Australia. With Underground Cinema, he has appeared in Dream and Delirium. He also took part in Immersive Cinema’s Dirty Dancing as a compere/dance instructor.
“A charming host with a
dose of magic himself”
Chuck Moore Reviews About...
For Ponydog Productions, he has co-designed and appeared in Hotel Bella Luna (an improvised escape-room) as Herschel/Dennis/Hermann Mann (The German Man). For the same company, he co-devised Tattletales, an immersive storytelling experience, using tarot cards to shape a story created by the Teller and the audience. A revival season of Tattletales was shortlisted for Best Immersive Work at the Sydney Fringe Awards in 2022.
This night had a superb robot, Lachlan Ruffy, who had an entertaining riddle to solve and a night of hilarious one liners.
Broadway World Sydney
Among this, Ruffy is an experienced improvisor, writer and storyteller. Along with frequent collaborator Kieran Clancy-Lowe, Ruffy formed The Flaming Koklans, an improv-acoustic-folk duo. The two produce improvised sketches and podcasts together, as well as performing live.
“Ruffy shows his impressive strength as an actor…”
Canberra Critics Circle