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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
Cast
Creatives
![Verity Hampson](/media/mfvmxw5f/hampson-verity.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238261870000)
Lighting Designer, Visual Director
![Declan Greene](/media/ui1pncl1/greene-declan.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238069830000)
Director
![Steve Toulmin](/media/u1inpzqg/toulmin-steve.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763243231900000)
Composer, Sound Designer
![Nakkiah Lui](/media/dc2pgsy4/lui-nakkiah.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239951170000)
Playwright
![Nate Edmondson](/media/n4fdzmxm/edmondson-nate.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237019570000)
Sound Designer
![Elizabeth Gadsby](/media/lwnplozv/gadsby-elizabeth.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237490570000)
Designer
![Emily Johnson](/media/rprpygwh/johnson-emily.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239248630000)
Visual Artist
![Mike Greaney](/media/pr3f2xxl/greaney-mike.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238056800000)
Animator, Video Designer
Stage Manager