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Ensemble Theatre
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78 McDougall Street
Kirribilli
NSW 2061
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Sat 4 Jan at 8.15pm (preview)
Sun 5 Jan at 5.00pm (preview)
Tue 7 Jan at 11.00am (preview)
Tue 7 Jan at 7.30pm (preview)
Wed 8 Jan at 7.30pm (preview)
Thu 9 Jan at 8.15pm
Fri 10 Jan at 8.15pm
Sat 11 Jan at 4.30pm
Sat 11 Jan at 8.15pm
Sun 12 Jan at 5.00pm
Tue 14 Jan at 11.00am
Wed 15 Jan at 7.30pm
Thu 16 Jan at 11.00am
Thu 16 Jan at 8.15pm
Fri 17 Jan at 8.15pm*
Sat 18 Jan at 4.30pm
Sat 18 Jan at 8.15pm
Sun 19 Jan at 5.00pm
Tue 21 Jan at 11.00am
Tue 21 Jan at 7.30pm
Wed 22 Jan at 7.30pm
Thu 23 Jan at 11.00am***
Thu 23 Jan at 8.15pm
Fri 24 Jan at 8.15pm
Sat 25 Jan at 4.30pm**
Sat 25 Jan at 8.15pm
Tue 28 Jan at 11.00am
Tue 28 Jan at 7:30pm
Wed 29 Jan at 7.30pm
Thu 30 Jan at 11.00am
Thu 30 Jan at 8.15pm
Fri 31 Jan at 8.15pm
Sat 1 Feb at 4.30pm
Sat 1 Feb at 8.15pm
Sun 2 Feb at 5.00pm
Tue 4 Feb at 11.00am
Tue 4 Feb at 7.30pm
Wed 5 Feb at 7.30pm
Thu 6 Feb at 11.00am
Thu 6 Feb at 8.15pm*
Fri 7 Feb at 8.15pm
Sat 8 Feb at 4.30pm
Sat 8 Feb at 8.15pm
* Followed by Q&A
** Audio Described
*** Audio Described w/ Tactile Tour at 10.20am
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A Reserve Full Price (Previews & Weekday Mornings) – $74
A Reserve Full Price (Evenings & Weekend Matinees) – $79
+ booking fee
In 1868, 13 Aboriginal men from country Victoria became the first Australian cricket team to tour England.
Starring Australia’s first Indigenous sporting hero Unaarrimin, AKA Johnny Mullagh, they represented a nation in waiting that wouldn’t recognise their rights – or even their humanity – for another century.
Written by iconic screenwriter Geoffrey Atherden (Mother and Son, BabaKiueria) with award-winning director Wesley Enoch (Black Diggers, Sydney Festival 2014), Black Cockatoo begins in the present day with a group of young activists breaking into a museum to expose the truth of what happened to Johnny and his mates. A story of triumph and tragedy unfolds, spanning from the wild frontiers of western Victoria to the upper-class home of cricket, Lord’s.
Directed by Enoch and starring Luke Carroll, Joseph Althouse, Chenoa Deemal, Aaron McGrath, Colin Smith and Dubs Yunupiŋgu, this funny and moving play is about more than sport – it’s a story of resilience, resistance and inspiration.
Want to read the script? Visit Australian Plays to read the script during January.
Created in association with Sydney Festival
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audiences are advised that this show contains depictions of people who have died.
Please note, eucalyptus smoke and haze will be used in this performance.
Recommended for ages 12+
Stage Manager: Natalie Moir
Assistant Stage Manager: Vanessa Martin
An Ensemble Theatre Production in association with Sydney Festival
Supported by The Balnaves Foundation, Australia Council for the Arts and the NSW Government
"Not just one of the highlights of this year’s Festival but a new high point in telling a national narrative on the stage"