Chopped Liver single work   drama  
Note: Written with the assistance of John Romeril as dramaturge.
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Chopped Liver
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'The Blak comedy show you can't liver without! After huge success in 2006 & 2007, "Chopped Liver" is hitting the road again, launching a massive national tour with its first ever visit to regional NSW. Told through the stories of Lynne and Jim, the play uses comedy to humanise the experience of Hepatitis C and to break down social boundaries surrounding the virus, raising awareness and opening opportunities for discussion, prevention and support. It's about knowing that people with Hepatitis C are so much more than chopped liver. Source: http://www.regionalartsnsw.com.au/ebulletin/2008/july_e.html (Sighted 23/09/2010).

Notes

  • Developed by Ilbijerri Theatre Company following a request from the Victorian Department of Human Service.

Production Details

  • 'Chopped Liver' has toured regional Victoria and South Australia and rural New South Wales. Director: Rachael Maza Long.

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Culturally Led, Culturally Safe Performance Making Sarah Woodland , Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: First Nations Australian Theatre for Health Equity 2024; (p. 61-83)

'This chapter presents the first of the findings from our study into the five health education works led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and produced by Ilbijerri Theatre Company from 2006 to 2019. These findings draw on interviews conducted with eight practitioners who were involved over the years as performers, production staff, and advisors, a research yarn conducted between co-authors Sarah and Kamarra, and Kamarra’s own critical reflections while putting together this volume. We also analysed documents and data from Ilbijerri’s corporate archive and published works such as those by Clare Keating (‘Chopped Liver’ Evaluation Report. Effective Change Pty Ltd. Melbourne: Ilbijerri Theatre Company. Supplied, 2009) and Blayne Welsh (The Hepatitis C Trilogy: A Case for Indigenous Theatre as a Contemporary Manifestation of Traditional Healing Business. Australasian Drama Studies 73:  Here we discuss the first of four prominent themes within the data: the importance of culturally led, culturally safe approaches to making theatre in health education in the First Nations Australian context. This includes the importance of First Nations cultural leadership at every stage from conception through to production, performance, and touring; the need for meaningful community consultation and engagement; and the promotion of cultural safety through protocols and practices that honour the lived experience, cultural obligations, and ‘colonial load’ for creative teams. We argue that centring culture in these foundational ways is essential for the works to achieve their educational goals while also progressing the dramaturgies of wellbeing, strength, and resistance that characterise contemporary First Nations theatre in Australia.'  (Publication abstract)

Ilbjierri Theatre Company : Health Education Works (2006–2019) Sarah Woodland , Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: First Nations Australian Theatre for Health Equity 2024; (p. 15–40)

'This chapter describes Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s health education theatre productions from 2006 to 2019, led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes (co-author) in her role first as writer and later dramaturg, facilitator, and director. These works sat under Ilbijerri’s Social Impact stream as separate from their mainstage productions and were funded by various state and philanthropic bodies to deliver health education and promotion around specific issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Chopped Liver (2006–2009; 2017), Body Armour (2010–2013) and Viral – Are You the Cure? (2018/2019)—also known as the Hepatitis C Trilogy—all deal with hepatitis C transmission, management, and treatment; North West of Nowhere (2014–2016) addresses sexual health and healthy relationships; and Scar Trees (2019) addresses family violence. The chapter offers an overview of the health and funding contexts in which they were created, as well as a brief snapshot of the reach and impact of each performance. We also provide a detailed synopsis of each play that includes specific approaches to writing, performance, production, and touring, before moving onto a more in-depth contextual discussion around First Nations Australian approaches to theatre in health education in Chap. 3.'  (Publication abstract)

The Arc, the Tension, the Payoff : Experiencing Dramaturgy Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: RealTime , October-November no. 111 2012; (p. 10)
'My most successful, enjoyable, educational, frustrating, painful, stick-a-fork-in-a-toaster dramaturgical relationship has been with John Romeril and not just because he is such a talented and experienced writer (though of course this helps), but because he recognised my internal creative source and helped me to find a way to tap it. He has helped me to harness my raw style and unpack the thoughts that well up from the ground, through my body and around my head and which I struggle to put on paper in a way that is interesting and watchable for the ever elusive "captive audience".'

Hep C Message Hits Road with 'Chopped Liver' Steven Rhall , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 October no. 461 2009; (p. 56)

— Review of Chopped Liver Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2006 single work drama
Chopped Liver finished its tour for 2009 last month with performances in Nowra, Woolongong and Sydney.
Chopped Liver Delivers Health Message with a Laugh 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Arts Yarn Up , Summer 2008; (p. 8)
Hep C Message Hits Road with 'Chopped Liver' Steven Rhall , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 7 October no. 461 2009; (p. 56)

— Review of Chopped Liver Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2006 single work drama
Chopped Liver finished its tour for 2009 last month with performances in Nowra, Woolongong and Sydney.
Chopped Liver Delivers Health Message with a Laugh 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Arts Yarn Up , Summer 2008; (p. 8)
The Arc, the Tension, the Payoff : Experiencing Dramaturgy Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2012 single work prose
— Appears in: RealTime , October-November no. 111 2012; (p. 10)
'My most successful, enjoyable, educational, frustrating, painful, stick-a-fork-in-a-toaster dramaturgical relationship has been with John Romeril and not just because he is such a talented and experienced writer (though of course this helps), but because he recognised my internal creative source and helped me to find a way to tap it. He has helped me to harness my raw style and unpack the thoughts that well up from the ground, through my body and around my head and which I struggle to put on paper in a way that is interesting and watchable for the ever elusive "captive audience".'

Ilbjierri Theatre Company : Health Education Works (2006–2019) Sarah Woodland , Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: First Nations Australian Theatre for Health Equity 2024; (p. 15–40)

'This chapter describes Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s health education theatre productions from 2006 to 2019, led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes (co-author) in her role first as writer and later dramaturg, facilitator, and director. These works sat under Ilbijerri’s Social Impact stream as separate from their mainstage productions and were funded by various state and philanthropic bodies to deliver health education and promotion around specific issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: Chopped Liver (2006–2009; 2017), Body Armour (2010–2013) and Viral – Are You the Cure? (2018/2019)—also known as the Hepatitis C Trilogy—all deal with hepatitis C transmission, management, and treatment; North West of Nowhere (2014–2016) addresses sexual health and healthy relationships; and Scar Trees (2019) addresses family violence. The chapter offers an overview of the health and funding contexts in which they were created, as well as a brief snapshot of the reach and impact of each performance. We also provide a detailed synopsis of each play that includes specific approaches to writing, performance, production, and touring, before moving onto a more in-depth contextual discussion around First Nations Australian approaches to theatre in health education in Chap. 3.'  (Publication abstract)

Culturally Led, Culturally Safe Performance Making Sarah Woodland , Kamarra Bell-Wykes , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: First Nations Australian Theatre for Health Equity 2024; (p. 61-83)

'This chapter presents the first of the findings from our study into the five health education works led by Kamarra Bell-Wykes and produced by Ilbijerri Theatre Company from 2006 to 2019. These findings draw on interviews conducted with eight practitioners who were involved over the years as performers, production staff, and advisors, a research yarn conducted between co-authors Sarah and Kamarra, and Kamarra’s own critical reflections while putting together this volume. We also analysed documents and data from Ilbijerri’s corporate archive and published works such as those by Clare Keating (‘Chopped Liver’ Evaluation Report. Effective Change Pty Ltd. Melbourne: Ilbijerri Theatre Company. Supplied, 2009) and Blayne Welsh (The Hepatitis C Trilogy: A Case for Indigenous Theatre as a Contemporary Manifestation of Traditional Healing Business. Australasian Drama Studies 73:  Here we discuss the first of four prominent themes within the data: the importance of culturally led, culturally safe approaches to making theatre in health education in the First Nations Australian context. This includes the importance of First Nations cultural leadership at every stage from conception through to production, performance, and touring; the need for meaningful community consultation and engagement; and the promotion of cultural safety through protocols and practices that honour the lived experience, cultural obligations, and ‘colonial load’ for creative teams. We argue that centring culture in these foundational ways is essential for the works to achieve their educational goals while also progressing the dramaturgies of wellbeing, strength, and resistance that characterise contemporary First Nations theatre in Australia.'  (Publication abstract)

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