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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
A celebration of life, love and family set in the remote Aboriginal community of Flat Creek, where life is pretty uncomplicated—until a Canberra bureaucrat returns home. (Source: Australian Plays website)
Production Details
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First produced by the Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-operative, Melbourne, 1991. Also produced by the Playbox Theatre Centre, Melbourne and the Belvoir Street Theatre Co., Sydney in April, 1997.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dream Weaver
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 31 August - 6 September no. 554 2005; (p. 35)
— Review of Up the Road 1991 single work drama -
Kooemba Jdarra, ACPA in Powerhouse Collaboration
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 358 2005; (p. 45) -
Local Groups' Energy to Be Applauded
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Times The , 1 January 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of At the Crossroads 1998 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Box the Pony 1997 single work drama ; Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Summer Was a Fast Train without Terminals 1998 selected work poetry drama Alanna Maclean surveys the theatre performances of the previous year in Canberra, including a brief mention of Merlinda Bobis and 'the local Filipino community's first steps towards a Filipino theatre presence.' -
Different Plays, Different Strategies
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Dust 1997 single work drama -
On the Road to Identity
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 June 1998; (p. 10)
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Dream Weaver
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 31 August - 6 September no. 554 2005; (p. 35)
— Review of Up the Road 1991 single work drama -
Local Groups' Energy to Be Applauded
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Times The , 1 January 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of At the Crossroads 1998 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Box the Pony 1997 single work drama ; Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Summer Was a Fast Train without Terminals 1998 selected work poetry drama Alanna Maclean surveys the theatre performances of the previous year in Canberra, including a brief mention of Merlinda Bobis and 'the local Filipino community's first steps towards a Filipino theatre presence.' -
Humorous Side to Koori Life
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 21 March vol. 63 no. 26 1997; (p. WO4)
— Review of Up the Road 1991 single work drama -
Going Home to Love and Loss
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 10 March 1997; (p. C5)
— Review of Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Ned Kelly : A Play 1942 single work drama -
Great Fun on the Road
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 February 1997; (p. 5)
— Review of Up the Road 1991 single work drama -
Playwright on a Mission
1996
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 November 1996; (p. 10) -
Kooemba Jdarra, ACPA in Powerhouse Collaboration
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 August no. 358 2005; (p. 45) -
Black Writer Blasts Betrayal
1997
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 April 1997; (p. 7) -
Harding Draws a Bureaucracy
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 20 February 1997; (p. 6) -
Up the Road with `Can-Do' Harding
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 January 1997; (p. 4)
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