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.
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"FAST-PACED ADVENTURE THAT BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN"
— ArtsHub
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"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
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"VITAL AND ENTERTAINING"
— The Age
Cast
Actor
Actor (Melbourne season)
Actor (Sydney season)
Actor
Creatives
Lighting Designer, Visual Director
Director
Composer, Sound Designer
Playwright
Sound Designer
Designer
Visual Artist
Animator, Video Designer
Stage Manager