Slow Falling Bird

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Event Slow Falling Bird
Venue Monash University, Clayton, VIC
First Date 14 March 2003
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere Yes
Description Conceived on the boat of an asylum seeker, Fish Child hovers above the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre in the Australian desert, reluctant to be born. Her mother becomes enmeshed in an increasingly deadly struggle with a prison guard, bargaining for her child's future. The grim and surprising outcome forms a dark prism through which the brutal realities confronting those who arrive unbidden in Australia's waters are refracted.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Asylum Seekers
Immigration
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Yvonne Virsik Director
Christine Evans Playwright
Resources
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 93692
Dataset AusStage