The Drover's Wife

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Event The Drover's Wife
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 17 September 2016
Last Date 16 October 2016
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Henry Lawson’s story of the Drover’s Wife pits the stoic silhouette of a woman against the unforgiving Australian landscape, staring down a serpent – it’s our frontier myth captured in a few pages. In Leah’s new play the old story gets a very fresh rewrite. Once again the Drover’s Wife is confronted by a threat in her yard in Australia’s high country, but now it’s a man. He’s bleeding, he’s got secrets, and he’s black.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tony Cogin Actor
Mark Coles Smith Actor
Benedict Hardie Actor
Will MacDonald Actor
Leah Purcell Actor
Keiren Smith Assistant Stage Manager
Tess Schofield Costume Designer
Sean Choolburra Cultural Advisor/Consultant Traditional Movement & Language Consultant/Spear Maker
Jennifer White Dialect Coach
Leticia Caceres Director
Anthea Williams Dramaturg/e
Verity Hampson Lighting Designer
Scott Witt Movement Director
Leah Purcell Playwright
Alexi Creecy Props Buyer/Designer/Maker
Stephen Curtis Set Designer
Isabella Kerdijk Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Event Identifier 118252
Dataset AusStage