presented by atyp in association with PYT
Cronulla Beach, Sydney, 11 December 2005.
Reports of assaults and intimidation by non-locals led about 5,000 people – mostly under the age of 26 – to gather at Cronulla, to “reclaim the beach”. Soon some of the crowd were hunting down and attacking anyone of Middle Eastern appearance. Reprisal attacks followed, and by nightfall there was a full-on riot.From a partnership between Sydney’s Australian Theatre for Young People and Fairfield’s Powerhouse Youth Theatre, This Territory emerges from an intensive, six-month collaboration with young people from a cross-section of Sydney suburbs. The dramatic, physical production draws on ancient myth, first hand accounts and the stories of the culturally diverse cast.
Writer: Noelle Janaczewska
Director: Becky Chapman
Venue: The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Performance Season: 3-11 March 2007
Bookings: www.sydneyoperahouse.com or call 61 2 9250 7777
