Saplings | Australian Theatre for Youth People
I loved Saplings. Full stop. It is probably the best piece of young people’s theatre I’ve ever seen, and I hope that it continues to be staged over the next decade. It’s a show that deserves to be seen by as many young people as possible, but perhaps more importantly, it’s a show that young people deserve to see. If you get the chance to see it, I implore you to attend - preferably with any young people you know in tow.
Eat Slay Zombie | La Boite Theatre
Don’t let the title or the zombie masks fool you – this is far from a typical horror-comedy. McGrady brilliantly channels the chaotic framework of a zombie outbreak as a sharp, clever metaphor to deliver a powerful message about colonisation and First Nations survival in contemporary Australia.
Baleen Moondjan | Stephen Page
Page has surpassed my expectations – he is delving into new and more diverse forms of inspiration and creative expressions as can be seen in Baleen Moondjan that will keep the flames of wisdom, ceremony, tradition, culture burning even brighter.
Bringing the best of Blak Australian music to new audiences and new heights
Adam James: "John Farnham released a record called ‘The Great Australian Songbook’ in the early 2000’s and I've enhanced the idea and coloured it in. There are so many great First Nations singers and songwriters in Australia, this was my chance to take their voices to the nation."
GURR ERA OP | Ghenoa Gela in association with Force Majeure & ILBIJERRI Theatre Company
GURR ERA OP is a cautionary tale - yet another timely warning of the very real danger that creator Ghenoa Gela’s Torres Strait Islander communities are having to face with their ancestral homes slowly being devoured by the increasingly rising oceans. There was an undeniable underlying darkness as we were swept up in this engrossing production and the reality of the devastating effects of climate change.