Stolen

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Event Stolen
Venue Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Festival 1998
First Date 21 October 1998
Opening Date 21 October 1998
Last Date 14 November 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description 'What do you do when you meet your mother for the first time in 26 years? Shake her hand? Give her a hug? Do I show her me footy photos and my school reports? ...Will she feel like my mother? ...I don't even know what having a mother feels like.'
In this remarkable play by local writer Jane Harrison, the lives of five young people are revealed, exposing the heart of one of the most complex and controversial issues in our country today.
Take from their mothers and removed from their families, five Aboriginal children struggle to survive in a society intent on destroying their culture and crushing their identity.
Co-produced with Victoria's indigenous theatre group Ilbijerri, and directed by Wesley Enoch (Seven Stages of Grieving), Stolen is an extraordinary testament to the endurance of Aboriginal culture and the strength of the Aboriginal family. At this time in our nation's history, their stories are a poignant and powerful reminder of our need for family, history and heritage.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Produced
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Created
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Stolen Generation
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tammy Anderson Actor Anne
Kylie Belling Actor Ruby
Tony Briggs Actor Jimmy
Pauline Whyman Actor Shirley
Stan Yarramunua Actor Sandy
Glenn Shea Assistant Director
Brad Leffler Assistant to the Designer
David Chesworth Composer
Richard Frankland Composer
Richard Roberts Designer
Wesley Enoch Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Matt Scott Lighting Designer
Jane Harrison Playwright
Tanya Bennett Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First production of celebrated play that toured for many years, both nationally and internationally.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1998 guide
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Programme
Book Fensham, Rachel et al. The Doll's Revolution. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly 2005
Report Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1998
Event Identifier 74170
Dataset AusStage