Riverside Theatres to Present CORANDERRK for Two Shows Only

On 28th June for two shows only, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company, Belvoir and Riverside Theatres present Coranderrk, a powerful story about the forgotten fight for land against the Aboriginal Protection Board.

At a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881, the men and women of the Coranderrk Aboriginal Reserve went head-to-head with the Aboriginal Protection Board. Their goal was both simple and revolutionary: to be allowed to continue the brilliant, self-sustaining farming community they had established on the scrap of country left to them.

The production, which is inspired by transcripts of the 1881 Inquiry, revives the voices of all those, black and white, who fought for a better compact between the country's oldest and newest inhabitants - three dozen of them from 136 years ago, speaking for themselves, directly to us, as though the question at hand remains unanswered today.

This special production pays tribute to the resilience and adaptability of a people who rose to the challenge despite the odds, appropriating the power of the written word to make their own voices heard.

Coranderrk, which premiered to critical acclaim at Belvoir in 2013 and a sell-out Melbourne season in 2014, returns re-written and remounted for a 2017 national tour. Riverside Theatres are exclusively hosting the only Sydney shows of this landmark tour.

Featuring an all-Indigenous cast, this incarnation stars one of Australia's most recognisable faces of theatre, film and TV, Trevor Jamieson, in the lead role alongside Matthew Cooper, Ebony McGuire and Jesse Butler.

For bookings, visit www.riversideparramatta.com.au or call the Box Office (02) 8839 3399.