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1 y separately published work icon Reconciliation On Stage: The Politics of Indigenous Representation in Brisbane Theatre's 1999 'Reconciliation Plays' Melissa Western , St Lucia : 2006 Z1371002 2006 single work thesis 'In 1999 the Australian nation was charged with debate on reconciliation and questions of how to encourage positive interaction between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous community. Amid this excitement and activity came countless artistic events in support of reconciliation including a swathe of theatre productions, especially in the mainstream. This thesis focuses on four of these productions in 1999 occurring in the Brisbane area. Queensland Theatre Company's The Tempest and Sunshine Club, Kooemba Jdarra's Goin to the Island, and the La Boite Theatre/Kooemba Jdarra co-production of Romeo and Juliet all placed Indigenous identity at the heart of the production. I read thee productions as political statements for reconciliation, not just in the theatrical narratives created for performance onstage but also in the practical processes of the production. These plays can be read as models of reconciliation, each contributing significantly to the advancement of Indigenous theatre artists and mobilising debate on reconciliation.' - Author's abstract
1 1 Cooking Up a Princess Melissa Western , Angela Betzien , 2001 single work drama satire
1 Inheritance Leah Mercer , Melissa Western , 2000 single work drama 'Set in the beginning of the third millennium, Cracka Theatre Troupe's production of "Inheritance" traces the lives of three young Australians-a trombone nerd, a hockey jock and a hippie chick-given the task of writing the new Australian national anthem. Their challenge is to create an anthem that reflects the multi-faceted Australian identity.' Source: http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/ (Sighted 04/12/2008).
1 Untitled Melissa Western , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 36 2000; (p. 138-140)
— Review of X-Stacy Margery Forde , 1999 single work drama
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