'Six women leave the city, and return to country for a night, to come to terms with their present, their past, and their connections to each other. Originally commissioned by Belvoir in 2010, and inspired by the iconic television mini-series Women of the Sun, Andrea James set out to answer the question 'Who is our current Woman of the Sun and what are her major concerns?' The result pays tribute to the Aboriginal women in our communities who are shining brighter than the sun, fighting against incredible odds to nurture and represent family, community and country.'
Source: National Play Festival 2013 (www.pwa.org.au).
Winyanboga Yurringa was first developed with Alana Valentine as dramaturg, and Wesley Enoch and Wayne Blair as directors of the first draft stage.
Presented at the National Play Festival, State Theatre Centre, Perth, Western Australia on 24 February 2013.
Director: Leah Purcell.
Dramaturg: Jane Bodie.
Cast: Elaine Crombie, Kylie Farmer, Rae Johnston, Lynette Narkle, Miranda Tapsell, Irma Woods, and Ursula Yovich.
Presented by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Carriageworks (supported by Carriageworks, Arts NSW, and Australia Council for the Arts), August 2016.
Director: Andrea James.
Producer: Alison Murphy-Oates.
This production also presented at Geelong Performing Arts Centre.
Presented by Belvoir Street Theatre, 4-26 May 2019, Upstairs Theatre.
Director: Anthea Williams.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Cast: Roxanne McDonald, Angeline Penrith, and Dubs Yunupingu.
'On one level this is a comedy about a group of mismatched women who go on a camping trip and spend a lot of time squabbling before settling into their sleeping bags. There’s the professional one, the successful artist, the struggling single mother, the country one and the teenager with her headphones. They have been brought together by an older leader, Neecy, who wants them to bond with each other.' (Introduction)
'When Yorta Torta/Kurnai playwright Andrea James put her work on a stage adaption of the seminal 80s TV series Women of the Sun in a drawer, she couldn't quite forget about it.'
'On one level this is a comedy about a group of mismatched women who go on a camping trip and spend a lot of time squabbling before settling into their sleeping bags. There’s the professional one, the successful artist, the struggling single mother, the country one and the teenager with her headphones. They have been brought together by an older leader, Neecy, who wants them to bond with each other.' (Introduction)
'When Yorta Torta/Kurnai playwright Andrea James put her work on a stage adaption of the seminal 80s TV series Women of the Sun in a drawer, she couldn't quite forget about it.'
