The Keepers

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Event The Keepers
Venue Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC
First Date 22 April 1988
Opening Date 22 April 1988
Last Date 23 April 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "Documents the experience of Indigenous Australians - in particular, the Boandik of South-eastern South Australia - at the hands of white settlers and their descendants. Spans two generations and two different time frames and stresses the importance of the land: "The Land is alive. It moves. It breathes. We know because we are its keepers.""
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Indigenous
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Race relations
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Fiona Barber Actor
Michael Johnson Actor
Ian Pidd Actor
Betty Sumner Actor
Geoff Crowhurst Director
Charles Parkinson Lighting Designer
Bob Maza Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Toured regional South Australia and Victoria and Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Casey, Maryrose. Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre 1967-1997. St Lucia: UQP. 2004 pp 170-172
Press Release
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April 1988
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 97538