'The Season is a humorous insight into the inner workings of a family mutton bird shed on Dog Island (part of the Bass Strait Islands) during the six week harvest season of the mutton birds by Aboriginal Tasmanian people.' 'The story follows the highs and lows of the mutton bird season; with no TV reception and basic living conditions there are lots of shenanigans. Every problem is complicated by the island factor, dealing with extreme weather and ‘family’. There are plenty of tears, truths and laughs to be had during a birding season and at the Maynard’s shed it’s no exception.'
Source: Publisher's blurb; Tasmanian Times.com
First performed at Yellamundie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Playwriting Festival, 8 August 2015.
Produced by Tasmania Performs.
Director: Isaac Drandic
Cast: Trevor Jamieson, and including seven leading Aboriginal actors.
Staged in theatres across the country in 2017.
Produced at Ten Days on the Island, Theatre Royal, Hobart, 16 - 19 March 2017.
Director: Isaac Drandic.
Dramaturg: Peter Matheson.
Set and Costume Designer: Richard Roberts.
Lighting Designer: Rachel Burke.
Sound Designer: Ben Grant.
Produced at Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier, 18 August 2018.
Produced by Tasmania Performs.
(No information on cast and crew: likely as below.)
Produced at His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, 23-25 August 2018.
Writer: Nathan Maynard.
Director: Isaac Drandic.
Dramaturg: Peter Matheson.
Set and Costumer Designer: Richard Roberts.
Lighting Designer: Rachel Burke.
Sound Designer: Ben Grant.
Cast: Luke Carroll, Nazaree Dickerson, Trevor Jamieson, Lisa Maza, and James Slee.
'Hidden secrets, family traditions, and a great cast.'
'When an Aboriginal family comes together each year for the traditional mutton bird harvest on Tasmania's Dog Island, it makes for a laugh-out-loud comedy stage production that celebrates tradition and the bonds that unite people.' (Introduction)
'Hidden secrets, family traditions, and a great cast.'
