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'When we meet the Three Wise Men, they are drunk, lost, handcuffed, bewildered and don’t even know each other. They fight over grog. They try to remember who they are – but each time they remember it is a grog-police-jail memory. They are prisoners haunted by memories of freedom fighters – Yagan, Ned Kelly & Jandamarra (who all lost their heads and their heads were lost). They each chase down their identities and their purpose, all the while sorting through their memories of oppression and of fighting back. As they go through this process they become closer to themselves, to this reality. What is their wisdom? Will they get to the birth? Will their gifts be appropriate? '
'A major health issue for both black and white, young and old across our country, this work reflects Yirra Yaakin’s commitment to explore difficult and provocative issues that affect our communities and the wider culture through the medium of contemporary theatre.' (Source: Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company website)
Production Details
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Director: Kyle J Morrison
Concept: Associate Producer: Steve Hawke (Bunuba Cultural Enterprises)
Developed and Performed by: Ian Wilkes, Emmanuel J Brown, Peter Docker
Scripted by: Peter Docker
Choreographer: Dalisa Pigram
Musical Director: Darren (Daz) Feutens
Lighting Designer: Chris Donnelly
Cast: Ian Wilkes, Emmanuel J Brown and Peter Docker
Performed on the 26 May-4 June 2016 at Subiaco Arts Centre.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Three Suckers Reap the Whirlwind
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 June 2016; (p. 6-7)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama -
‘Wise Men’ Unshackle a Potent, Perceptive Satire
2016
single work
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 May 2016; (p. 14)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama -
Casting off the Chains
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 May 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama
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Casting off the Chains
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 May 2016; (p. 6)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama -
‘Wise Men’ Unshackle a Potent, Perceptive Satire
2016
single work
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 May 2016; (p. 14)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama -
Three Suckers Reap the Whirlwind
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 1 June 2016; (p. 6-7)
— Review of So Long Suckers 2016 single work drama