A co-production with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Coranderrk will come to the Belvoir stage in December.
The year is 1881. The scene is set at a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry. Indigenous men and women gather, taking on the Aboriginal Protection Board. Their aim? Simple: to be allowed to continue their personal experiment in self-determination. Coranderrk features an all-Indigenous cast, recreating this inquiry for stage.
In what is set to be a wonderful piece of theatre and an effective history lesson for all Australians, Coranderrk is an indication of the power of the written word, reviving the voices of those past, those fighting for a better future for Australia.