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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Wittenoom
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'Dot and Pearl live in Wittenoom; the blue asbestos mining town in WA’s Pilbara. So begin glorious days, when the Pilbara’s stunning landscapes, magnificent wildlife and close-knit community shaped an idyllic lifestyle; wild-natured Dot making the most of every second, while teenaged Pearl tries to make sense of what her own life might be. 

'Wittenoom follows Dot and Pearl’s personal story, filled with humour, sorrow,  and the friends they make along the way. Butler expertly weaves their journey into the frame of the Wittenoom tragedy, asking questions about accountability in an era where the health and cultural impacts of mining ricochet as heavily in 2022 as they did in 1962.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Developed through Red Stitch’s INK program. World Premiere at Red Stich, Melbourne : 1-19 February 2023.

    CAST & CREATIVES

    Writer Mary Anne Butler
    Director Susie Dee
    Set & Costume Design Dann Barber
    Lighting Design Rachel Burke
    Compostion/Sound Design Ian Moorhead
    Asst. Lighting Design Spencer Herd
    Stage Manager/Assistant Director
    Cassandra Fumi
    Assistant Stage Manager Georgina Bright

    Cast
    Emily Goddard
    Caroline Lee

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2023
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2023 .
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      Extent: 64p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 24 January 2023

      ISBN: 9781760628062

Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Wittenoom, Red Stitch Actors Theatre Vanessa Francesca , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , February 2023;

— Review of Wittenoom Mary Anne Butler , 2023 single work drama

'Mesothelioma in a mining town in WA is sensitively handled in this two-hander.'

More Than 2,000 People from Wittenoom Died of Asbestos-related Diseases. A Powerful and Compelling Requiem Brings Their Story to the Stage Kate Hunter , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 February 2023;

— Review of Wittenoom Mary Anne Butler , 2023 single work drama

'Deep in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, the town of Wittenoom lies empty, desolate … and contaminated.' (Introduction)

Theatre Director Susie Dee Anna Snoekstra , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 January 2023;

'It’s starting to rain as I make my way past a church in Melbourne’s Hawksburn to the white shack behind it where the rehearsals for Red Stitch’s new play Wittenoom are taking place. Inside, it is warm and cosy. I’m met by Caroline Lee, who stars in the play alongside Emily Goddard. She brings me through the scaffolding being used as a makeshift set to meet director Susie Dee. I am charmed by Dee straightaway. She’s small in stature but authoritative. Her silver curls escape the clip atop her head in tendrils and her eyes sparkle as she speaks.' (Introduction)

More Than 2,000 People from Wittenoom Died of Asbestos-related Diseases. A Powerful and Compelling Requiem Brings Their Story to the Stage Kate Hunter , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 February 2023;

— Review of Wittenoom Mary Anne Butler , 2023 single work drama

'Deep in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, the town of Wittenoom lies empty, desolate … and contaminated.' (Introduction)

Theatre Review : Wittenoom, Red Stitch Actors Theatre Vanessa Francesca , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , February 2023;

— Review of Wittenoom Mary Anne Butler , 2023 single work drama

'Mesothelioma in a mining town in WA is sensitively handled in this two-hander.'

Theatre Director Susie Dee Anna Snoekstra , 2023 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 14-20 January 2023;

'It’s starting to rain as I make my way past a church in Melbourne’s Hawksburn to the white shack behind it where the rehearsals for Red Stitch’s new play Wittenoom are taking place. Inside, it is warm and cosy. I’m met by Caroline Lee, who stars in the play alongside Emily Goddard. She brings me through the scaffolding being used as a makeshift set to meet director Susie Dee. I am charmed by Dee straightaway. She’s small in stature but authoritative. Her silver curls escape the clip atop her head in tendrils and her eyes sparkle as she speaks.' (Introduction)

Last amended 14 Apr 2023 12:22:34
Subjects:
  • Pilbara area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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