Category: National Theatre of Parramatta

Photo by Eric Berry National Theatre of Parramatta and Third Space Productions present THE CARTOGRAPHER’S CURSE, in the Lennox Theatre at the Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, 5 – 8 October. Paula Abood the Director of this project says in her note in the program: THE CARTOGRAPHER’S CURSE clears a space for Arab Australians artists, thinkers and performers to create a show that means to decolonise time through a dynamic re-imagining of a subjugated past that has powerfully shaped our shackled presence. As Lebanese historian Kamal Salibi affirms, ‘History is not merely a search for knowledge. It is also a search for…

Photo by Amanda James National Theatre of Parramatta presents, STOLEN, by Jane Harrison, in the Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, 2 June – 17 June. STOLEN, by Jane Harrison, had its original premiere some 18 years ago in 1998. I had not seen (or read) the play before. It is the story of five ‘victims’ of the Stolen generation. It’s potency is undeniable and is shaming. Memories from the RABBIT PROOF FENCE, the 2002 film by Philip Noyce, kept returning to me during this performance. The play and its original setting has been re-thought by the Director, Vicki Van Hout…