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The Black Woman of Gippsland (MTC) – theatre review

Alex First2 days ago2 days ago05 mins

The past and the present collide in a story that involves reframing a tainted history. We are in Gippsland in the 1840s and a white woman is discovered near death, washed up on a beach. Just what happened to her remains the stuff of myths, but she is said to have been rescued by and…

The Visitors (Victorian Opera) – opera review

Alex First2 years ago2 years ago16 mins

A moving depiction of the early days of colonialism and its impacts on the First Peoples, The Visitors is set on a day the mercury reaches 44 degrees. We meet six Aboriginal Elders and a young indigenous woman, who gather on the shores of Warrane (Sydney Cove) on 26th January, 1788. The 11 ships of the First…

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The Black Woman of Gippsland (MTC) – theatre review

The Visitors (Victorian Opera) – opera review