The Chosen Vessel

‘I thought about trickin’ him, about givin’ him an idea of where I might be – usin’ my voice.’

A young Aboriginal woman—made a mother against her will—lives in the bush, cocooned by Country she understands and trusts. When a Swagman arrives, seeking food and water, her fears about the white ‘ghosts’ who occupy the land unfurl as a horrifying reality. From award-winning Palawa playwright, Dylan Van Den Berg (Milk, Whitefella Yella Tree, Way Back When), comes an Aboriginal Gothic Horror and bold adaptation – a radical reimagining of Barbara Baynton’s ‘The Chosen Vessel’. This alternate version of Baynton’s classic Australian story provokes us to reflect on what we choose to see – and what we wilfully ignore.