The Cake Man

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Event The Cake Man
Venue Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 14 November 2013
Last Date 8 December 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Back in the early 1970s a group of pioneering Indigenous theatremakers occupied a dilapidated terrace in Redfern and started the National Black Theatre. The first full-length play they staged was Robert J. Merritt’s The Cake Man. A droll examination of white paternalism from a black point of view, Merritt’s play kicked off a renaissance of art and performance that laid the foundations of contemporary Indigenous theatre.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Luke Carroll Actor
Oscar Redding Actor
George Shevtsov Actor
James Slee Actor
Tim Solly Actor
Irma Woods Actor
Wayne Freer Composer
Stephen Curtis Costume Designer
Kyle Morrison Director
Jenny Vila Lighting Designer
Robert Merritt Playwright
Stephen Curtis Set Designer
Wayne Freer Sound Designer
Sue Wilkes Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 105494