The Round presents a Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company production, The Visitors.
On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.
The Visitors at The Round
- Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company
- By Jane Harrison
- Directed by Wesley Enoch
- Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 7.30pm
- Sat 27 Jul 2024 at 1.30pm
- The Round – Theatre
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A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?
Having recently been awarded Best Mainstage Production and Best Ensemble at the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards-Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison’s The Visitors embarks on a national tour, this time directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch.
Co-produced by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company, The Visitors is at once a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown.
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