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'In 1840, a settler swore he found a bible printed in Edinburgh, a blue silk purse and a broken looking-glass in the remains of a Gunaikurnai camp near Ninety Mile Beach. But did he also really see the face of a ‘pale woman’ in a possum-skin cloak? Was there really a ‘white woman’ in Gunaikurnai country or were these unverified stories a cover for other activities – these are the questions Jacinta is trying to answer when she holes herself up in a country motel to put the finishing touches on her thesis. But can she solve a 150-year-old mystery in four days? And get justice for her people?
'The Black Woman of Gippsland explores colonial Victorian ‘history’ through a vital First Nations’ lens.'
Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.
Production Details
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Given a development reading by Melbourne Theatre Company, 26-27 February 2021.
Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, Melbourne, 5-31 May 2025.
Director: Andrea James.
Set and Costume Designer: Romanie Harper.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer and Sound Designer: James Henry.
Cast: Chenoa Deemal (Jacinta) and Ursula Yovich (Aunty Rochelle).
