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Queensland Theatre
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Black Diggers
25 Mar 2015 to 28 Mar 2015
One hundred years ago, a bullet from an assassin’s gun sparked a war that ignited the globe. Patriotic young men all over the world lined up to join the fight – including hundreds of Indigenous Australians.
Shunned and downtrodden in their own country, Aboriginal men stepped up to enlist. Undaunted, these bold souls took up arms to defend the free world in its time of greatest need. For them, facing the horror of war on a Gallipoli beach was an escape from the shackles of racism at home, at a time when Aboriginal people stood by, segregated, unable to vote and unable to act as their children were ripped from them. When the survivors came back from the war, there was no heroes’ welcome – just a shrug, and a return to drudgery and oppression.
Black Diggers
is the story of these men – a story of honour and sacrifice that has been covered up and almost forgotten.
Directed by Wesley Enoch and written by Tom Wright,
Black Diggers
, grand in scale and scope, draws from in-depth interviews with the families of black diggers as well as conversations with veterans, historians and academics.
Young men will step from the blank pages of history to share their compelling stories – and after the curtain falls, we will finally remember them.
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Venue
Canberra Theatre Centre
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Session Times
March 2015
25-03-2015 Wednesday 8:00PM
26-03-2015 Thursday 11:00AM
26-03-2015 Thursday 8:00PM
27-03-2015 Friday 8:00PM
28-03-2015 Saturday 2:00PM
28-03-2015 Saturday 8:00PM
* Please check session times with the venue prior to booking
Ticket Prices
$85.00 A-Reserve Adult
$75.00 A-Reserve Concession
$75.00 A-Reserve Group 8+
$70.00 A-Reserve Under 27
$75.00 B-Reserve Adult
$65.00 B-Reserve Concession
$65.00 B-Reserve Group 8+
$60.00 B-Reserve Under 27
$65.00 C-Reserve Adult
$55.00 C-Reserve Concession
$55.00 C-Reserve Group 8+
$50.00 C-Reserve Under 27
$3.30 Transaction Fee (per Transaction)
Duration
100 minutes no interval
Restrictions/Warnings
Coarse language
Adult references to death and war
Media
Tom Wright "Dress Circle" int.
Brisbane Times T.Wright Interview
Radio Adelaide Review
Canberra Critics Circle Review
Glam Adelaide Review
In Daily Review
Rotunda Media Review
Brisbane Times Review
Medianet Preview
The Clothesline W. Enoch Interview
ABC Current Affairs Preview
ABC News Preview
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