Harry's War & No Way to Forget

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Event Harry's War & No Way to Forget
Venue Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1999
First Date 20 October 1999
Opening Date 20 October 1999
Last Date 31 October 1999
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two deeply emotive indigenous works are brought to the stage by AFI award-winning film-maker and singer-songwriter, Richard Frankland.
Frankland, writer and director of Harry's War, tells a story about two mates who go to war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. It tells of a friendship that transcends race and social barriers, war and death. It illustrates how war drives men to the edge and the journey itself becomes more important than the journey's end.
No Way to Forget confronts the tragic and controversial issue of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, drawing on events that Frankland t
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Subjects Death
Indigenous People
Race relations
Social Issues
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard Frankland Writer Director
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1999 guide
Event Identifier 100842
Dataset AusStage