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The 7 Stages of Grieving
By Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman. A Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company production
Doors open 60 minutes prior to the performance
Friday, August 21 @ 7:30 PM – 8:35 PM
The 7 Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman continues to ask vital and stirring questions of the way we tell stories and how we remember the past.
Told by a single compelling narrator – ‘Everywoman’, the play weaves together cultural knowledge, memories, and personal experiences to share a powerful story of Aboriginal Australia. On its premiere in 1995, this play was a radical act of Aboriginal theatre-making. Thirty years later Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company presented a brand-new production of this classic of Australian theatre in its WA premiere – also the first time it had been presented by an Aboriginal Theatre Company.
A woman stands alone on stage. Over one gripping hour, she traces seven phases of Aboriginal history – Dreaming, Invasion, Genocide, Protection, Assimilation, Self-Determination, and Reconciliation. Mailman and Enoch’s script is a potent expression of resilience and survival, as well as humour, joy and strength. This production is an engaging, moving and ultimately empowering recognition of the loss of identity and Country and the will to fight back.
Artist Credits
- Playwrights Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
- Director Bobbi Henry
- Cast Shontane Farmer
- Set & Costume Designer Charlotte Meagher
- AV Designer Emma Fishwick
- Composer & Sound Designer Rebecca Riggs-Bennett
- Lighting Designer Kristie Smith
- Movement Director Janine Oxenham
- Audio Visual Consultant Steve Berrick
- Stage Manager Scott McArdle
- Tour Manager Troy Williams
- Community Engagement Coordinator Denice Kickett
Venue Type
Main TheatreAge Restriction
Children under the age of 18 years must be accompanied by an adult as the bar will be open.Consumer Advice
Age Recommendation: 15+. Contains coarse language, smoke/haze and adult themes. This performance depicts cultural genocide, racial abuse and trauma, and police brutality. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised this performance contains the names and voices of people who have passed away.Run-Time
60 minutes (no interval)Ticket Prices
Adult $40 / Concession $35 / ArtsMR Member $30 / Mobtix $30 / Youth (<18) $15 / Family $99 / ArtsMR Member Family $89FAB Club
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Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company gratefully acknowledges the support of the following:
