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Declan Furber Gillick Declan Furber Gillick i(14620258 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Arrernte
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Artist and musician working in theatre, poetry, and hip hop. Born in Mparntwe on Arrernte country, he is based in Melbourne, where he completed a Masters in Writing for Performance at Victorian College of the Arts in 2017.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Jacky 2021 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2023 23360055 2021 single work drama

'Jacky is a blackfella with a bright future in the big city. He skilfully negotiates the gig economy, earning his keep as a cultural dancer and sex worker. Glenn is a white middle-aged record dealer, finalising a divorce and indulging a fantasy which leads him straight to Jacky. When Jacky’s brother Keith rolls into town, and Glenn’s ex-wife Linda suddenly needs an Aboriginal dancer, can Jacky keep up with demand?'

Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.
2024 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama
Bighouse Dreaming 2018 single work drama

'Mr. Anand. Has your client spent what could reasonably be called a significant portion of any one week of the last two years at school? Or is it the case that your client attends school when he feels like it to utilise the free lunch service when none of his so-called family will house, feed or clothe him?

'RACE. CLASS. SEX. DRUGS. VIOLENCE. INCARCERATION. POVERTY.
THE PSYCHIC MAELSTROM OF COLONISATION.

'PICTURE Ned Flanders' race porn fetish. WITNESS a prison officer's smutty underage liaison. BEHOLD a land-grabbing Legal Aid lawyer. SEE a messianic youth-worker's nasty ketamine habit.'

Source: Melbourne Fringe.
2019 nominated Victorian Green Room Awards — Production : Theatre - Independent
2019 nominated Victorian Green Room Awards — Direction : Theatre - Independent
2019 winner Victorian Green Room Awards — Writing : Theatre - Independent
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