Presented by Urban Theatre Projects, Blacktown Arts Centre and Sydney Festival.
Staged in a multi-level car park in Blacktown, HOME COUNTRY is a theatrical triptych that explores place, identity, and what it means to be home.
With Aboriginal Elder Uncle Cheeky as your host, join us for a communal feast and meet the passionate Ali and Zaphora who clash over cultural values; sharp-witted Pita caught between the old and the new Greek culture and the Blacktown Angel, restless in the afterlife.
Written by Andrea James, Peter Polites and Gaele Sobott, and directed by UTP’s artistic director Rosie Dennis, HOME COUNTRY blends the intimate and the universal. Go on the journey as the sun sets over the Blue Mountains.
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“From the rooftop you can see the mess of city life: other multi-level car parks, apartment blocks with satellite dishes, land dug up by developers… To the west, you can see the Blue Mountains. To the east, a thumbnail-size Sydney Harbour Bridge shimmers on the horizon.” – The Sydney Morning Herald
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Joshua Morris
Writer: Andrea James
Performer: Shakira Clanton and Billy McPherson
Writter: Peter Polites
Performer: Jonathon Nicholas
Concept, characters and original story script: Gaele Sobott
Adapted by: Nancy Denis, Danny Elacci and Rosie Dennis
Performer: Nancy Denis and Danny Elacci
Director: Rosie Dennis
Dramaturg: Liza-Mare Syron and Lachlan Philpott
Musicians: Kween G, Mahmmd Lelo and James Tawadros
First Peoples Cultural Advisors: Uncle Wes Marne, Uncle Greg Simms and Aunty Edna Watson
Cultural Advisors: Mohammed Ahmad, Muniatu Kanneh, Karima Mezoughem, Bibi Mossari, Fethi Rabhi, Memuna Sesay
Cultural Dramaturg: Lily Shearer
Darug Translator: Aunty Edna Watson
Designer: Clare Britton
Producer: Tian Zhang
Composer: James Brown
Lighting Designer: Fausto Brusamolino
Animator: Yen-Chiao Chiu
Production Manager: Garth Knight
Production Co-ordinator & Technical Manager: Amber Silk
Stage Manager: Jess Latham
Recording Engineer: Mitchell Hart
Additional Recording: Al Achi
Sound Operator: Frank Mainoo
Lighting Operator: Todd Hawken
Feast Consultant: Helena Rosebery
Feast Coordinator: Margie Breen
Assistant to the Director: Bee Cruse
Crew: Kaillan Clay, Colin Fraser, Todd Hawken, Preston Hawkes, Jimmy Rawlings and Alex Torney
Publicity: The Press Society
General Manager: Julieanne Campbell
Marketing & Development: Noella Lopez
Marketing Co-ordinator: Amanda Sullo
Volunteer Co-ordinator & Administrator: Lukas Bliekendaal
Finance & Front of House: Amanda Smith
Arts NSW
Australia Council for the Arts
Blacktown Arts Centre
Blacktown Council
Bundanon Trust
Catalyst - Australian Art and Culture Fund
Loud and Clear
Opera Australia
Packer Family Foundation
Sydney Festival
Workers Club Blacktown
The program is made possible through the generous support of Create NSW