GERT - a woman, a place, a story @Newcastle Fringe

Name: GERT - a woman, a place, a story @Newcastle Fringe
Start: 2026-03-26T09:30:00+11:00
End: 2026-03-26T10:30:00+11:00
Location: The Royal Exchange

Schedule

Thu Mar 26 2026 at 09:30 am to 10:30 am

UTC+11:00

Location

The Royal Exchange | Newcastle, NS

In 1924 in Tasmania, a boy holds a gun, black cockatoo perched on the barrel. A young woman stands beside him, cockatoo dangling from each hand. Who is she?
Through spoken word, music and projections, Jacqui Malins transports you into Gert’s world of river, rainforest, mines, sawmills, music and family.
Come and be mesmerised by a time-bending multimedia experience, where one woman and her remarkable environment are brought to life through the voice of a river.
This show is made for lovers of history, poetry, the lives of women, industrial heritage, Tasmania and the environment.
Proudly part of the @Newcastle Fringe Festival - event details, tickets and full program here: https://festival.newcastlefringe.com.au/events/gert-a-woman-a-place-a-story/
GERT is also showing -
7.30pm Friday 27 March: https://www.facebook.com/events/4201242920191235
11.00am Saturday 28 March: https://www.facebook.com/events/1961296188069094
Jacqui Malins is a performer, writer and visual artist based on Ngunawal and Ngambri country, Canberra. Jacqui has performed at events including the Woodford Festival, National Folk Festival, the National Poetry Month Gala, and was an Australian Poetry Slam finalist in 2015. ‘GERT’, in book-form, (2025) and Jacqui’s debut poetry collection ‘F-Words’ (2021) are published by Recent Work Press.