City of Gold
Past Show - Season 2022
17 Mar - 27 Mar
Heath Ledger Theatre
An unflinching force of drama that questions injustice and racism today, and asks: have things changed?
City of Gold
A Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA and Sydney Theatre Company production as part of Perth Festival.
Breythe is never just an actor. Always an Indigenous actor. Always in the black show, the black play. Put him in that Australia Day lamb ad. Get that ‘authenticity’. That’s what the people want. Give them what they want. Get that big payday. Even if it draws criticism from your community.
But a messenger bird comes for him. His father is dead. Head home. Back to Kal to grieve. Back to his family shattered by pain and violence that won’t be laid to rest.
City of Gold is an unflinching force of drama that urgently questions injustice and racism in Australia today, and asks: have things changed?
After critically acclaimed productions in Brisbane and Sydney, and an explosive four minutes of television on Q&A, this semi-autobiographical story written by and starring proud Wongutha-Yamatji man, Meyne Wyatt (The Sapphires, Redfern Now, Mystery Road), is coming home to WA in a new co-production with Sydney Theatre Company.
Wyatt’s sharp and breathtaking dialogue will stay with you long after you leave and is matched only by his powerhouse performance.
“This show cuts right to the core of Meyne’s lived experience as a young Black man in Australia. It is unrelenting and honest.” Shari Sebbens, Director.
Dates
17 Mar - 27 Mar
Venue
Heath Ledger Theatre
Duration
2 hrs 15 minutes (including interval)
Content Warning
Coarse language, racism, violence, adult themes, intergenerational trauma, haze, use of herbal cigarettes, loud noises, strobe and use of theatrical guns.
Media
Artists
Mathew Cooper
Cast
St John Cowcher
Cast
Simone Detourbet
Cast
Ian Michael
Cast
Myles Pollard
Cast
Trevor Ryan
Cast
Meyne Wyatt
Writer & Cast
Zac James
Understudy
Shari Sebbens
Director
Daley Rangi
Assistant Director
Tyler Hill
Set & Costume Designer
Zoë Atkinson
Design Consultant
Rachael Dease
Composer & Sound Designer
Verity Hampson
Lighting Designer
Julia Moody
Voice Coach
Nastassja Norwood
Fight Choreographer
Liam Murray
Stage Manager
Izzy Taylor
Assistant Stage Manager
Program
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