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'Wonnangatta Station, 1918. Two men arrive at a dark and empty farmhouse looking for the manager, their friend Jim Barclay. No one’s heard from him for more than a month. Something’s amiss. Then a grim discovery sets the men off on a journey across the harsh Australian terrain, looking for answers, maybe for revenge.'
Source: Sydney Theatre Company.
Production Details
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Set to be produced by Sydney Theatre Company at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 7 September to 17 October 2020.
Director: Jessica Arthur.
Designer: Jacob Nash.
Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper.
Composer & Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory.
Cast includes Wayne Blair and Hugo Weaving.
Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later restaged (21 September - 31 October) at the Roslyn Packer Theatre, with a smaller audience capacity.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Playwright Angus Cerini on How Theatre Saved Him, and Examining Australian Masculinity in Wonnangatta, The Bleeding Tree
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2020;'The year 1996 was one of those 'best of times, worst of times' for Angus Cerini. In perhaps its defining moment, he was beaten up on a train by a group of young men after intervening when they harassed a couple of older women.' (Introduction)
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New Rights of Passage : Theatregoing in the Covid Era
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 426 2020; (p. 61)
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Theatre emerged from ritual and the present circumstances have introduced new rites of passage for those who take part in the ceremony. Donning your mask, you perform the cleansing of hands, stand at attention as your temperature is taken, and enter an eerily under-populated lobby in which other masked figures attempt to keep a prescribed distance as they head for the inner sanctum. Once inside it is easy to find your allotted place, one of the few seats not cordoned off. Looking around at the handful of other attendees seemingly randomly scattered around the auditorium, it feels more like a final dress rehearsal than an actual performance. Welcome to theatre-going in the Covid-19 era.' (Introduction)
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Wonnangatta
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 October 2020;
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama 'The poetic vernacular of Angus Cerini’s Wonnangatta brings a dark comedy to its violent story.' -
Killing Time
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 September 2020; (p. 4)
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Sydney Theatre Company returns to the stage with a bold new gothic murder mystery by Angus Cerini, and starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair. By Matthew Westwood'
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Wonnangatta Review : Australian Theatre Writing at Its Provocative and Powerful Best
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 30 September 2020;
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Theatre is back in Sydney after the COVID–induced hiatus decimated the cultural life of the city. Wonnangatta begins with socially distanced seating, temperature checks on arrival and mandated masks for all audience members.'
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Wonnangatta Review : Australian Theatre Writing at Its Provocative and Powerful Best
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 30 September 2020;
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Theatre is back in Sydney after the COVID–induced hiatus decimated the cultural life of the city. Wonnangatta begins with socially distanced seating, temperature checks on arrival and mandated masks for all audience members.'
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Killing Time
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 September 2020; (p. 4)
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Sydney Theatre Company returns to the stage with a bold new gothic murder mystery by Angus Cerini, and starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair. By Matthew Westwood'
-
Wonnangatta
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 10-16 October 2020;
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama 'The poetic vernacular of Angus Cerini’s Wonnangatta brings a dark comedy to its violent story.' -
New Rights of Passage : Theatregoing in the Covid Era
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 426 2020; (p. 61)
— Review of Wonnangatta 2020 single work drama'Theatre emerged from ritual and the present circumstances have introduced new rites of passage for those who take part in the ceremony. Donning your mask, you perform the cleansing of hands, stand at attention as your temperature is taken, and enter an eerily under-populated lobby in which other masked figures attempt to keep a prescribed distance as they head for the inner sanctum. Once inside it is easy to find your allotted place, one of the few seats not cordoned off. Looking around at the handful of other attendees seemingly randomly scattered around the auditorium, it feels more like a final dress rehearsal than an actual performance. Welcome to theatre-going in the Covid-19 era.' (Introduction)
-
Playwright Angus Cerini on How Theatre Saved Him, and Examining Australian Masculinity in Wonnangatta, The Bleeding Tree
2020
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2020;'The year 1996 was one of those 'best of times, worst of times' for Angus Cerini. In perhaps its defining moment, he was beaten up on a train by a group of young men after intervening when they harassed a couple of older women.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2021 nominated AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
- 2021 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama
- Wonnangatta Valley, Alpine National Park, Victorian Alps, North East Victoria, Victoria,
- 1918
