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Windmill Baby is the story of Maymay, an old Aboriginal woman who returns to the deserted Kimberley cattle station that was her home 50 years ago. A one-woman redemption piece told through Indigenous voices, with the endearing characters of Wun-man, Two-man, Aunty Darbella and old Maymay, this play is delivered with the poetry of a campfire storyteller.

Notes

A one-woman play.

Production Details

Read at the 2004 Australian National Playwrights' Conference and performed in a staged reading at the Wharf 2, Sydney on 20 May 2004.

First full production at the Subiaco Theatre Centre on 23 February 2005. Directed by David Milroy, starring Rohanna Angus.

Also produced at the Salisbury Festival, England, and toured to Canada, regional Australia and Belfast in 2006. Produced at the Mumbai Festival, India, in January 2007.

The production toured through schools by Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre in 2009.

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Serving the Living Land : Place and Belonging in Australian Aboriginal Drama Maryrose Casey , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Enacting Nature : Ecocritical Perspectives on Indigenous Performance 2014; (p. 151-164)

One-Woman Play Comes to Belvoir 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 July no. 505 2011; (p. 73)

Gritty Outback Tale Shakes the Dust off the Past Jason Blake , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 August 2011; (p. 14)
— Review of Windmill Baby David Milroy , Josie Ningali Lawford , 2004 single work drama

Windmill Turns on Tragedy Andrew Taylor , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 July 2011; (p. 31)

Actress's New Role Close to the Heart Rosalie Higson , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 July 2011; (p. 14)

Love Beneath the Blades Victoria Laurie , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 February 2005; (p. 17)
— Review of Windmill Baby David Milroy , Josie Ningali Lawford , 2004 single work drama

Searching for Answers Louise Fisher , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Western Suburbs Weekly , 22 February 2005; (p. 19)
— Review of Windmill Baby David Milroy , Josie Ningali Lawford , 2004 single work drama

Laughter and Tears Ron Banks , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 25 February 2005; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Windmill Baby David Milroy , Josie Ningali Lawford , 2004 single work drama

Winning Tale Spun from the Windmills of Their Minds Lenny Ann Low , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 May 2004; (p. 7)

High Hopes for One Hander Ron Banks , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 20 January 2005; (p. 9)

The Real Drama Continues over Award-Winning Play's Authorship Gary Adshead , 2005 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 31 January 2005; (p. 2)