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Windmill Baby is the story of Maymay, an old Aboriginal woman who returns to the deserted Kimberley cattle station that was her home 50 years ago. A one-woman redemption piece told through Indigenous voices, with the endearing characters of Wun-man, Two-man, Aunty Darbella and old Maymay, this play is delivered with the poetry of a campfire storyteller.
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A one-woman play.
Production Details
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Read at the 2004 Australian National Playwrights' Conference and performed in a staged reading at the Wharf 2, Sydney on 20 May 2004.
First full production at the Subiaco Theatre Centre on 23 February 2005. Directed by David Milroy, starring Rohanna Angus.
Also produced at the Salisbury Festival, England, and toured to Canada, regional Australia and Belfast in 2006. Produced at the Mumbai Festival, India, in January 2007.
The production toured through schools by Yaakin Noongar Theatre in 2009.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Serving the Living Land : Place and Belonging in Australian Aboriginal Drama
2014
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criticism
— Appears in: Enacting Nature : Ecocritical Perspectives on Indigenous Performance 2014; (p. 151-164) 'European settler fear and distrust of the physical environment has been a notable feature in Australian literary writings since the nineteenth century...In contrast, Indigenous Australians traditionally have a strong, positive and multi-layered relationship with their historical homelands...' -
One-Woman Play Comes to Belvoir
2011
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 July no. 505 2011; (p. 73) -
Gritty Outback Tale Shakes the Dust off the Past
2011
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review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 August 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of Windmill Baby 2004 single work drama -
Windmill Turns on Tragedy
2011
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 July 2011; (p. 31) -
Actress's New Role Close to the Heart
2011
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— Appears in: The Australian , 5 July 2011; (p. 14)
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Love Beneath the Blades
2005
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review
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 February 2005; (p. 17)
— Review of Windmill Baby 2004 single work drama -
Searching for Answers
2005
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review
— Appears in: Western Suburbs Weekly , 22 February 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of Windmill Baby 2004 single work drama -
Laughter and Tears
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 February 2005; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Windmill Baby 2004 single work drama -
Gritty Outback Tale Shakes the Dust off the Past
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 August 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of Windmill Baby 2004 single work drama -
Winning Tale Spun from the Windmills of Their Minds
2004
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 May 2004; (p. 7) -
High Hopes for One Hander
2005
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 20 January 2005; (p. 9) -
The Real Drama Continues over Award-Winning Play's Authorship
2005
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 January 2005; (p. 2) -
Untitled
2005
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 February 2005; (p. 2) -
One-Woman Play Opens
2005
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 March no. 346 2005; (p. 36)
Awards
- 2007 winner Australian Centre Literary Awards — The Kate Challis RAKA Award
- 2006 winner Deadly Sounds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards — Excellence in Film & Theatrical Score
- 2005 winner Performing Arts WA Awards — Best New Play
- 2003 winner Patrick White Playwrights' Award
Last amended 14 Feb 2013 11:48:59
Subjects:
- 1950s
- 1960s
Settings:
- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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