Namatjira
Wednesday 4 April, 2012
"The meticulous care and love that’s been put into this production is written all over it, and the result is a triumph of art-meetsstorytelling- meets-song-meets-music that’s a one of a kind”
Australian Stage, 5 October 2010
Recommended ages: 12+ Infrequent mildly strong language
Written & Directed By: Scott Rankin
Set Designer: Genevieve Dugard
Composer & Music Director: Genevieve Lacey
Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings
Costume Designer: Tess Schofield
Sound Designer: Jim Atkins
Creative Producer: Sophia Marinos
Cast: Trevor Jamieson & Derik Lynch
JOINED BY: Grandchildren and descendents of Albert Namatjira, and various portrait artists and musicians.
Original co-production by Big hART & Company B Belvoir,
co-directed by Scott Rankin and Wayne Blair
Namatjira is another groundbreaking new Australian work by Tasmania’s own Scott Rankin (Drive in Holiday, Box the Pony, Certified Male, Stickybricks). He teams up once again here with Trevor Jamieson, following their national sell-out sensation Ngapartji Ngapartji, to bring us the deeply moving story of Albert Namatjira. In their sure hands, we are taken on a journey, at turns deeply compelling and hilarious. The rich watercolours of Namatjira’s story are transformed into a momentous theatrical event, and have already brought audiences to their feet night after night at the Belvoir Street Theatre. Utilising Jamieson’s elegant physicality, and the music of
internationally renowned Genevieve Lacey, this story captures the intense beauty, depth, opportunism, mateship and injustice that has shaped our country. Namatjira is more than a night at the theatre; this is an experience of art, live on stage. Before our eyes, the grandchildren of Albert Namatjira - third generation watercolour artists - assist with the re-telling of his life, filling the stage with a huge landscape drawing of their desert country. Albert Namatjira’s achingly beautiful watercolours introduced the lounge rooms of Australian suburbia to the exquisite beauty of our central desert heartland. In a similar way, this sweeping narrative acts as a window through which we can see ourselves, and our nation, as clearly as the landscapes he gave to us.
Dates & Times
- Wednesday 4 April
- 11am
- Wednesday 4 April
- 8pm
Prices
- Full Price Adult
- $30
- Concession
- $24
- Subscriber Full Price
- $24
- Subscriber Concession
- $19
To become a subscriber, all you need to do is choose and pay for two or more performances from the 2012 Subscription Season booklet to receive the discounted ticket price.
For more information, please contact the box office 6430 5850 (Mon - Fri. 9am - 5pm)
How to Book
Recommended ages: 12+ Infrequent mildly strong languageDuration: Act One 50 mins, Act Two 50 mins + interval
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