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y separately published work icon Barracking for the Umpire single work   drama  
Date: 2024
Date: 2022
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Barracking for the Umpire
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'The Castle meets The Club in this original family drama that asks us: what are we willing to sacrifice for the great game?

'Doug Williams is the greatest footballer Donnybrook has ever seen. Hard as flint. Salt of the earth.

'Delveen, his wife, has been by his side for years, through head knock after head knock.

'The club want to honour Doug with a lifetime achievement award, so the kids are all flying home to join the celebration. But the sure hands of this once great player are starting to fumble the ball.

'Barracking for the Umpire tackles blokes and their vulnerability, the fragility of the human body, and the impacts of brain injury on ourselves, our family, and our community. This story will resonate with every AFL fan, player, and parent.'

Source: Black Swan Theatre Company.

Production Details

  • Presented by the Black Swan Theatre Company of WA, 24 March - 10 April 2022, Subiaco Arts Centre.

    Director: Clare Watson.

    Set and Costume Designer: Sara Chirichilli.

    Lighting Designer: Lucy Birkinshaw.

    Cast: Caroline Brazier, Jo Morris, Kelton Pell, Stephanie Somerville, and Ian Wilkes.


    Encore season by Black Swan Theatre Company of WA, 23 April - 5 May 2024, at Subiaco Arts Centre.

    Director: Clare Watson.

    Set and Costume Designer: Sara Chirichilli.

    Lighting Designer: Lucy Birkinshaw.

    Composer and Sound Designer: Joe Paradise Lui.

    Dramaturg: Polly Low.

    Cast: Michael Abercromby, Pippa Grandison, Joel Jackson, Steve Le Marquand, Jo Morris, and Ian Wilkes.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2022
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2022 .
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      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published July 2022
      ISBN: 9781922424587

Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Barracking for the Umpire Lucinda Coleman , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2022;

— Review of Barracking for the Umpire Andrea Gibbs , 2022 single work drama

'Australian football culture – good and bad – is at the heart of this debut offering.'

Theatre Review : Barracking for the Umpire Lucinda Coleman , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2022;

— Review of Barracking for the Umpire Andrea Gibbs , 2022 single work drama

'Australian football culture – good and bad – is at the heart of this debut offering.'

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