The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table

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Event The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table
Venue The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, VIC
Umbrella Event HotHouse Theatre 2007 Season
First Date 25 September 2007
Opening Date 25 September 2007
Last Date 30 September 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description In the 1870s a girl is born under a tree - her birth tree - chosen to give her strength and wisdom. When the tree is cut down she follows it into the white man's world, working as a cook for the big house on the island. Her tree has become a kitchen table, one she will pass down through successive generations as a legacy - a way of carving out her family stories. Now, generations later, a young man and his mother fight for ownership of the table.
Winner of the 2005 Sydney Theatre Company/Sydney Morning Herald Patrick White Playwright's Award.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Family
Indigenous Peoples
Race relations
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ben Dennison Actor
Blake Herczeg Actor
Roxanne McDonald Actor
Leah Purcell Actor
Russell Smith Actor
Brett Collery Composer
Bruce McKinven Designer
Marion Potts Director
Luiz Pampolha Lighting Designer
Wesley Enoch Playwright
Brett Collery Sound Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Followed premiere season at Griffin Theatre Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure
Performance Space Database HotHouse Annual Report 2007
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 76778