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'Seven senior law men, in fine suits, meet on the shores of a harbour to discuss the 11 large boats that have just arrived. Should they be welcomed to country or should these seven clan representatives of the Dharug nation, people from what became known as Sydney, combine to get rid of the unwelcome visitors? They take a vote – it must be unanimous – and one of them reckons the visitors mightn’t be all bad. This is a powerful, imaginative response to the beginnings of modern Australia.' (Production summary)
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jan/15/playwright-jane-harrison-on-australia-day-this-isnt-just-black-history-people-are-forgettingIs a New Play about the Arrival of the First Fleet Australia’s Answer to 12 Angry Men?The Guardian Australia