Aliwa

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Event Aliwa
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 15 August 2001
Opening Date 15 August 2001
Last Date 30 September 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 1930's Western Australia, down the south-west timber country the Davis Family stays together while the Australian Government through the Protector of Aborigines tries to split the family up and remove the children for their own good.

Held together by Mum Davis' fierce love, the women of the Davis family develop a unique strength as they move from town to town battling ignorance, prejudice, patronising interference and plain stupidity.

Noongar writer Dallas Winmar has been entrusted with the stories of the Davis sisters and has unearthed the wit, tenacity and strength of love which has
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Indigenous
Subjects Indigenous Australia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kylie Belling Actor
Dorothy Collard Actor
Ningali Lawford Actor
Deborah Mailman Actor
Neil Armfield Director
Dallas Winmar Playwright
Bob Cousins Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper SMH Metro - 10/08/2001
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Company B brochure
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 7142