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Event Back to Bilo
Venue Queensland Theatre, South Brisbane, QLD
Umbrella Event Brisbane Festival 2025
First Date 3 September 2025
Last Date 16 September 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Priya and Nades left war-torn Sri Lanka and found each other in regional Queensland. They married, had two daughters, worked hard and settled into a simple but happy country life. Their community welcomed the new family with open arms — until four years later, after an unexpected knock at the door, they were ripped away in a dawn raid. The family’s story could have ended there, but a brave band of Biloela women weren’t giving up so easily. Fighting alongside the young refugee family, the women launched a grassroots campaign that galvanised hundreds of thousands of ordinary Australians demandi
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Immigration
Queensland
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Liz Buchanan Actor
Matt Domingo Actor
Sarah McIntosh Actor
Erika Naddei Actor
Menaka Thomas Actor
Leah Vandenberg Actor
Charlotte Haywood Art Finisher Foyer Installation Artist
Janaki Gerard Assistant Director
Max Bowyer Associate Designer
Menaka Thomas Composer
Guy Webster Composer
Keerthi Subramanyam Costume Designer
Vashini Jayakumar Cultural Advisor/Consultant Tamil Cultural Consultant
Sudhesh Somu Cultural Advisor/Consultant Tamil Cultural Consultant
Caroline Dunphy Director
Matt Scholten Director Original Concept
Kathryn Kelly Dramaturg/e
Stephanie Coombes Graphic Designer
Katherine Lyall-Watson Playwright
Kristen Maloney Producer Belloo
Govin Ruben Production Designer Lighting and Set
Keerthi Subramanyam Props Buyer/Designer/Maker
Guy Webster Sound Designer
Shaun Charles Video Artist Belloo Video Content
Mic Gruchy Video Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 211309
Dataset AusStage