Air Race single work   drama   children's  
Date: 2018
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Air Race
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'Based on the true story of the 1919 London to Australia air race. Air Race follows the stories of the six flight teams who took up the challenge. From crash landings, to disappearing planes and patching engines with chewing gum, their stories range from ingenious, to hilarious to deeply moving and sometimes tragic.

'Air Race tells a remarkable untold Australian story but also challenges us to question – how can we tell white, male Australian history in an innovative way, relevant to diverse young Australians?

'Subverting outdated gender and cultural representations, Air Race aims to enable all young Australians to see stories they can identify with, find inspiration in and allow them to ‘own’ their country’s history.'

Source: Arena Theatre.

Production Details

  • Produced by Arena Theatre, at the Capital, Bendigo, in December 2018.

    Director/Designer: Christian Leavesley.

    Dramaturg: Jolyon James.

    Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.

    Script Advisor: Sonya Suarez.

    Costume Designer: Matilda Woodroofe.

    Composer/Musical Directors: Ania Reynolds and Kim Baston.

    Cast: Simone French, Hamish Irvine, Chi Nguyen, and Vidya Makan.


    Presented by Arena Theatre at the Darwin Festival, 2019.

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