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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Little Black Bastard
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'In this brave autobiographical monologue, Noel Tovey recounts his traumatic childhood and yet his indomitable will to survive. He tells his story with candour, dignity and flashes of humour in the ultimate tale of triumph and transformation.' (Source: Ilbijerri Theatre Company website)

Production Details

  • An autobiographical drama in the form of a one-way conversation, devised and narrated by Noel Tovey, La Mama at the Carlton Courthouse, Melbourne April 2003.

    Director: Robina McKellar.

    Cast: Noel Tovey.

    Rehearsal Director: Isaac Drandic.

    Set Designer: Richard Roberts.

    Sound Designer: Sarah De Jong.

    Digital Images: Douglas Iain Smith.

    Lighting Design: Rachel Burke.

    Revived at La Mama, 3-7 May 2017.

    Director: Robina Beard.

    Cast: Noel Tovey.

    Researcher, Personal Assistant and Stage Manager: Cali Vandyke-Dunleavy.

    Production Manager: Bec Etchell.

    Original Set Design: Richard Roberts.

  • Cast and Crew

    Rehearsal Director: Isaac Drandic

    Set Designer: Richard Roberts

    Sound Designer: Sarah De Jong

    Digital Images: Douglas Iain Smith

    Lighting Design: Rachel Burke

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2003
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      Alternative title: 'Little Black Bastard' : A Journey From the Autobiography of Noel C. Tovey.
      Extent: 35 leavesp.
      Description: Typescript (photocopy).
      Note/s:
      • Sound and musical score by Sarah De Jong
      • Written as Noel Tovey
      • This production has been supported by the City of Melbourne and the Aboriginal Benefits Foundation.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: H2159
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Related Works

Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2002 extract drama
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 16 no. 2002; (p. 105-116)
y separately published work icon Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival Noel C. Tovey , Sydney : Hodder Headline Australia , 2004 Z1123470 2004 single work autobiography

'Noel Tovey has an amazing story. A street kid in the slums of Carlton, he survived a childhood - buffeted by the horrors of poverty, sex abuse and neglect - which would have killed some, and certainly twisted most beyond hope. This is the story of how he lived and survived the years of childhood and adolescence - and all along the way held on to a sense of hope and optimism which allowed him to realise his potential as a dancer and choreographer in London and the United States.

Little Black Bastard is also a journey back to the Melbourne of the late 1940s and 1950s - and wonderfully evokes the sights and sounds and social mores of the times. It is a rare memoir, which truly shows the power of the human spirit.' Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Works about this Work

Artistic Salvation Margaret Smith , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Limelight , July 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival Noel C. Tovey , 2004 single work autobiography ; Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Tovey Re-Lives All that Agony Jodie Patterson , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 April no. 299 2003; (p. 29)
Gripping And Deeply Moving Helen Thomson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 March 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Finding Inspiration From Life On The Streets John Mangan , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 March 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Surviving a Tortured Past Chris Boyd , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 25 March 2003; (p. 44)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Life of Lows and Highs Revisited Martin Ball , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 April 2003; (p. 17)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Surviving a Tortured Past Chris Boyd , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 25 March 2003; (p. 44)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Finding Inspiration From Life On The Streets John Mangan , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 March 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Gripping And Deeply Moving Helen Thomson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 March 2003; (p. 4)
— Review of Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Artistic Salvation Margaret Smith , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Limelight , July 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of Little Black Bastard : A Story of Survival Noel C. Tovey , 2004 single work autobiography ; Little Black Bastard Noel C. Tovey , 2003 single work drama
Tovey Re-Lives All that Agony Jodie Patterson , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 23 April no. 299 2003; (p. 29)
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Last amended 12 Apr 2018 11:13:46
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
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