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'A combination of hip hop, afro-beat, R'n'B, installation art, animation, theatre and multimedia, The Deep North is a celebration of the African Australian diaspora.

'Developed by triple J Unearthed hip hop artist Gabriel 'DyspOra' Akon, renowned Adelaide MC Stephen Tongun, poet, dancer, singer Pontsho Nthupi and playwright Matt Hawkins (Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy), The Deep North tells the story of Jasmine Mutesa who has to choose between a scholarship at one of Adelaide's most prestigious schools and keeping her family from falling apart in Port Augusta. It is an entertaining and empowering story about finding your voice and the meaning of home.'

Source: Adelaide Fringe.

'Based on a true story, Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy is a new play by Adelaide writer and filmmaker Matt Hawkins.

'Set in Adelaide and Nigeria and based on real events, Frank Forbes and the Yahoo Boy is the story of retired engineer Frank who, after his kids flee the nest, has nothing else to look forward to but the opportunity to sort out the tools in his shed. In a desperate attempt to get him to connect with society his daughter, Tracy, buys him a computer and an internet connection. Via random emails he encounters would-be Nollywood filmmaker, Ishaku, whose indefatigable optimism draws him into a world of comforting delusions. After the spur of the moment decision to invest in Ishaku’s next movie, Frank takes the desperate measure of flying to Lagos to get his money back.'

Source: Bakehouse Theatre.