The Dreamers is a play written by Jack Davis, set in Western Australia. [1] He wrote the play to influence public opinion and bring about improvement in Aboriginal Australians' lives. [2]
The play features the following characters:
The play is about how Aboriginal family, the Wallitches, go through everyday life. The story takes place over a period of six months in the home of the family. [1]
The play maintains an elegiac tone throughout for a tribal past, for a people one physically and spiritually in harmony with their world. [ citation needed ]
It was first performed on 2 February 1982 by the Swan River Stage Company at the Dolphin Theatre in Perth. [1] Although first performed in 1982, the play is contemporary and can be understood in a current context. The play continues to be restaged by a range of companies, particularly companies with an indigenous focus. [3]
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