Running with Emus

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Event Running with Emus
Venue La Mama Courthouse, Carlton, VIC
First Date 11 March 2020
Opening Date 11 March 2020
Last Date 15 March 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description A VCE, Theatre Studies, Unit 3 production

Running with Emus is a new tragi-comic play about the conflicts and dynamics that arise as a community considers becoming a “Refugee Friendly Town”.

Running with Emus is a new play by award-winning regional playwright Merrilee Moss about refugees, identity and belonging. Seventy-six year old Pat has dropped out of life. She is living on her veranda, watching birds, when her granddaughter arrives to stir up the town. Throw into the mix an Italian ghost from the past, a bigoted Mayor and a chorus of laconic locals and you have a story about what i
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre in Education
Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sam Baxter Actor
Kevin Dee Actor
Greg Fryer Actor
Julie Nihill Actor
Elizabeth Sly Actor
Adam Powers Designer
Kim Durban Director
Darren Gill Photographer
Merrilee Moss Writer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This season was meant to run until March 22nd, but the second week was cancelled due to Covid19.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme La Mama production program
Web La Mama website
Event Identifier 152792
Dataset AusStage