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'The Cockatoos is a tale of suburban secrets broken open to the light. A mob of wild cockatoos has descended on the neighbourhood. For some they bring life and renewal – but for others, death and destruction.
'Olive and Mick dance tentatively towards reconciliation. Eight year old Tim spends a night alone in the park. These two stories rise in a spiralling sarabande of exclusion and belonging.
'From the short story by Nobel laureate Patrick White, adapted for the stage by Andrew Hale, The Cockatoos is a quintessentially Australian tale from a master of the metaphysical.
'Happy Dagger Theatre, winner of two Blue Room Theatre Awards for Best Performance and Best Production for the boat goes over the mountain, present a story of seared beauty.'
Production Details
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Performed at The Blue Room Theatre, Northbridge Western Australia : 20 October- 7 November 2015.
Director: Andrew Hale
Producer: Lauren Foreman
Featuring: Anna Brockway, Andrew Hale, Kingsley Judd, Janet Pettigrew, Nichola Renton & James Sollis
Choreographer: Claudia Alessi
Designer: India Mehta
Lighting Designer: Tegan Evans
Composer: Ash Gibson-Greig
Sound Designer: Will Slade
Production Manager: Craig Williams
Stage Manager: Jenny Poh
Publicity: Elinor King
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Flavoured by Bleak Essence of White
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 November 2015; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2015 single work drama -
Disquieting Swoop into Suburbia
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 October 2015; (p. 5)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2015 single work drama
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Disquieting Swoop into Suburbia
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 October 2015; (p. 5)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2015 single work drama -
Flavoured by Bleak Essence of White
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 November 2015; (p. 15)
— Review of The Cockatoos 2015 single work drama