The Visitors
Schedule
Sat Aug 31 2024 at 08:00 pm
UTC+10:00Location
The Empire | Toowoomba, QL
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By Jane HarrisonDirected by Wesley Enoch
On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.
A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?
After its Sydney Theatre Award-winning premiere production at the 2020 Sydney Festival, Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison’s The Visitors embarks on a national tour, this time directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch.
Co-produced by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company, The Visitors is at once a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown.
Warning: Content includes Infrequent coarse language, themes of racial violence, descriptions of violence, intergenerational trauma and haze.
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Where is it happening?
The Empire, 54-56 Neil Street,Toowoomba,QLD,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
