Extinction: The Ballad of Pirt Koorrook

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Event Extinction: The Ballad of Pirt Koorrook
Venue Creswick Courthouse, Creswick, VIC
First Date 26 June 2022
Last Date 3 July 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Description AN adaptation of Hannie Rayson's 2015 play Extinction is offering a First Nations take on the story's environmental message. The play is set on Gudabunung country in the Otways, and centres on the ecological effects of an energy company's decision to place power lines throughout the region. Creswick Theatre Company's interpretation has a cast of five, with three of performers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander decent. Rayson helped develop the script for the adaptation, alongside consultation with Gadubanad Elder, uncle Ronald Arnold and First Nations playwright Nazaree Dickerson.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
First Nations
Ecological Theatre
Subjects Climate change
Ecology
Environment
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Shiralee Hood Actor
Nicola Ingram Actor
Corey Saylor-Brunskill Actor
Georgia MacGuire Adaptor
Ronald Arnold Consultant
Nazaree Dickerson Consultant
Tim Drylie Director
Hannie Rayson Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/ballarat/news/play-brings-first-nations-perspective/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 169756