Name: The Dreamers
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The Dreamers

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With humane irony the Western Australian poet, Jack Davis gives a painful insight into the process of colonisation and the transformation of his people.

The Dreamers is the story of a country-town family and old Uncle Worru, who in his dying days, recedes from urban hopelessness to the life and language of the Nyoongah spirit which in him has survived 'civilisation'.

Length in minutes: 0
Cast: 9 total
Roles: 2 female identifying, 7 male identifying
Themes: history, people of colour
Cast age groups: 12 to 16, 16 to 18, 18+
Audience age: adult, teen, young adult
Publisher: Currency Press

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REVIEW: DREAMERS OPEN OUR EYES TO A HARSH REALITY

BRYCE HALLETT, SMH.COM.AU, APRIL 2002

"The act of theatre-making rarely looks so natural or openly inviting as it does here in the way director Wesley Enoch, designer Dale Ferguson and their creative partners evoke atmosphere and mood - and immediacy."

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The preparation of this document was commissioned by Drama Australia to foster access and participation in learning, taking in the broader context of Indigenous educational perspectives and redefining their relevance in the study of Contemporary Indigenou

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