My Urrwai single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 My Urrwai
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'Ghenoa Gela – little sister, daughter, granddaughter, comic, teacher, rebel, gold-medallist, air-guitarist, charmer, TV star, Torres Strait mainlander, walking political statement. And now she’s made a show, told through movement and words. She’s drawing on the traditional and the everyday, the political and the personal, to tell a story that’s irreverent, provocative and moving.

'A revealing reflection on, and celebration of, cultural inheritance, and an unflinching portrayal of what it’s like to walk a tightrope of politics and family every day.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Performed at the Belvoir's Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales, 19 January - 4 February 2018.

    Cast: Ghenoa Gela.

    Director: Rachael Maza.

    Dramaturg: Kate Champion.

    Composer: Ania Reynolds.


    Presented by Performing Lines in association with Ilbijerri Theatre at HotHouse Theatre, Albury-Wodonga, 29 - 30 August 2018.

    Cast and crew as above.

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Works about this Work

Ghenoa Gela's My Urrwai Opens This Week at QPAC 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Torres News , 19-25 July 2019; (p. 19)
'One of Queensland's most successful First Nations artists, Rockhampton born Torres Strait Islander, Ghenoa Gela's highly-acclaimed show, My Urrwai, made its Brisbane season premiere in Queensland Performing Arts Cente's (QPAC's) this week July 17-22.'
Solid Program for Sydney Festival 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 November no. 663 2017; (p. 4)

'Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch has announced a strong Indigenous program for next year.'

Solid Program for Sydney Festival 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 1 November no. 663 2017; (p. 4)

'Sydney Festival director Wesley Enoch has announced a strong Indigenous program for next year.'

Ghenoa Gela's My Urrwai Opens This Week at QPAC 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Torres News , 19-25 July 2019; (p. 19)
'One of Queensland's most successful First Nations artists, Rockhampton born Torres Strait Islander, Ghenoa Gela's highly-acclaimed show, My Urrwai, made its Brisbane season premiere in Queensland Performing Arts Cente's (QPAC's) this week July 17-22.'
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