Little Black Bastard

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Event Little Black Bastard
Venue The New Dolphin Theatre, Crawley, WA
Umbrella Event The UWA Perth International Arts Festival
First Date 13 February 2005
Opening Date 13 February 2005
Last Date 16 February 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Director, actor, playwright, novelist and choreographer Noel Tovey has had a long and illustrious career in the theatre and in 2000 was artistic director of the Indigenous welcoming ceremony of the Sydney Olympics. However, this stellar career followed a childhood marked by homelessness, alcoholism, violence and abuse. After being sent to Pentridge for buggery when he was seventeen, Tovey escaped Australia to live out a rags-to-riches story in which he lived in England and America working alongside some of the great film and theatre artists of his day from Ken Tynan to Judy Garland. In Little Black Bastard, Noel recalls his return to Australia and his reconciliation with the country that had never managed to provide him with a home.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Person Show
Subjects Childhood
Indigenous Australia
Masculinity
Racism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Noel Tovey Actor
Sarah de Jong Composer
Robina Beard Director
Noel Tovey Playwright
Richard Roberts Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review Geoff Gibbs, 'Tram ride to hell', The West Australian, 15/02/2005, 'Today' section , p. 10
UWATCH
Web PIAF website
Event Identifier 65854
Dataset AusStage