Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death (2018)

Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". L-R: Ash Flanders, Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell

Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death (2018)

By Nakkiah Lui

05 July 2018 – 03 August 2018 Beckett Theatre

Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company,

New Writing Theatre Co-Production

On a dig in the Australian outback, archaeologist Dr. Jacqueline Black unearths a mystical skull from a hidden mass grave. It talismanically transforms her into arse-kicking Indigenous superhero Blackie Blackie Brown.

Her mission: to track down every last descendant of the men who killed her ancestors and have her revenge. It ain’t about forgiveness. It ain’t about reconciliation. This is about Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death.

The unstoppable Nakkiah Lui (Blaque Showgirls, ABC’s Black Comedy) and Declan Greene (Calpurnia Descending) team up with Barkindji, Birri-Gubba illustrator Emily Johnson and digital animation studio Oh Yeah Wow. The result is a hilarious live-action bad-arse blaxploitation superhero comic book that will have you baying for blood.

★★★★★
"FAST-PACED ADVENTURE THAT BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN"
— ArtsHub

★★★★½
"LUI'S FEROCIOUS NEW COMEDY WILL HAVE YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT FROM START TO FINISH"
— Limelight Magazine

★★★★½
"DEADLY, BRUTALLY FUNNY"
— Daily Review

★★★★
"VITAL AND ENTERTAINING"
— The Age

Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell
Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell
Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell
Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell
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Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell

Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell

Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell

Production still for "Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner of Death". Dalara Williams. Photographer: Phoebe Powell

Cast

Ash Flanders

Ash Flanders

Actor

Dalara Williams

Dalara Williams

Actor (Melbourne season)

Megan Wilding

Megan Wilding

Actor (Sydney season)

Creatives

Verity Hampson

Verity Hampson

Lighting Designer, Visual Director

Declan Greene

Declan Greene

Director

Steve Toulmin

Steve Toulmin

Composer, Sound Designer

Nakkiah Lui

Nakkiah Lui

Playwright

Nate Edmondson

Nate Edmondson

Sound Designer

Elizabeth Gadsby

Elizabeth Gadsby

Designer

Emily Johnson

Emily Johnson

Visual Artist

Mike Greaney

Mike Greaney

Animator, Video Designer

Ryan Tate

Stage Manager

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