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'Wahngin Country developed from conversations between Davis and Andrew Ross...Davis would regale Ross with stories of the time he spent working for an Aboriginal organisation based in Beaufort Street in Perth...Wahngin Country is a document of life around that square of East Perth at that time.' (Casey, Creating Frames. p 259) (Source: AusStage website)
Production Details
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First performed at The Sunken Garden, Crawley, Western Australia at the Festival of Perth on 19 February - 8 March 1992.
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CAST: Stephen Albert
DESIGNER: Steve Nolan
MUSICIAN: Derek Local
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Black Swan Theatre Company
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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`Talking Country' : Place and Displacement in Jack Davis's Theatre
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 60-71) -
`The Real Australian Story': An Interview with Jack Davis
Adam Shoemaker
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 22-47) -
`The Maker of History': Jack Davis - An Introduction
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 1-15) -
Festival of Perth 1992
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Muse , April no. 107 1992; (p. 21-22) -
Black Stars Risen in the West
1992
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 18 February vol. 113 no. 5807 1992; (p. 41-42)
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Davis Fails to Hit the Mark in Latest Work
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 21 February 1992; (p. 33)
— Review of Wahngin Country 1993 single work drama musical theatre -
Wicked Old Girls
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 3 March vol. 113 no. 5809 1992; (p. 105-106)
— Review of Wahngin Country 1993 single work drama musical theatre ; Sistergirl 1992 single work drama -
Black Plays with Echoes of a Brutal Past
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 February 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Wahngin Country 1993 single work drama musical theatre ; Sistergirl 1992 single work drama -
The Past is Present on a City Park Bench
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 February 1992; (p. 12)
— Review of Wahngin Country 1993 single work drama musical theatre -
Centre Stage and Talking Back
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Modern Times , May no. 3 1992; (p. 25-26)
— Review of Wahngin Country 1993 single work drama musical theatre ; Sistergirl 1992 single work drama -
Festival of Perth 1992
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Muse , April no. 107 1992; (p. 21-22) -
A Lesson in Irony from the City's Back Door
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The West Australian , 13 February 1992; (p. 48) -
Chapter and Verse on Life from a Perth Park Bench
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 November - 1 December 1991; (p. rev 9) -
`The Maker of History': Jack Davis - An Introduction
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 1-15) -
`The Real Australian Story': An Interview with Jack Davis
Adam Shoemaker
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
— Appears in: Jack Davis : The Maker of History 1994; (p. 22-47)
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