'Look at those trees. They’re Brigalow trees. We use the leaves for smoking. In winter when the dew settles in, it makes the trees sparkle white, like diamonds in the desert.'

Tash and her Dad are going on a road trip. Home to country, where the sky is higher and the world goes on forever.

It’s a long way from the wide streets and big old houses of Tash’s childhood. Two Black faces in a very white suburb. Dad still thinks he’s the king of cool, but he’s an old fella now. It’s time for Tash to take him home.

WHICH WAY HOME draws on writer Katie Beckett’s personal memories of growing up with her single Aboriginal father.

Venue Format
Theatre, Black Box Venue
Technical Rating
C
Touring Party
4
Considerations

Includes some coarse language and sexual references.

The minimum stage depth required is 7.5m.

ILBIJERRI is Australia’s leading and longest running Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Company.  

We create challenging and inspiring theatre creatively controlled by Indigenous artists. Our stories are provocative and affecting and gives voice to our unique and diverse cultures. ILBIJERRI tours its work to national, regional and remote locations across Australia, and the world.  We have commissioned over 35 new Indigenous works and performed for more than 250,000 people. We deliver a broad program of artist development for new and emerging Indigenous writers, actors, directors and creatives.

Born from community, ILBIJERRI remain a spearhead for the Australian Indigenous community in telling our stories of what it means to be Indigenous in Australia today. Our work possesses the power to reach out and remind audiences of every person’s need for family, history and heritage.

Our collaborative relationships with communities and artists are at the heart of our creative process and all our work empowers and enlightens our audiences.

Artistic Director RACHAEL MAZA Executive Producer SIMEON MORAN Creative Producer BEN GRAETZ Creative Producer NARETHA WILLIAMS Company Manager LAUREN BOK Development & Marketing Manager IAIN FINLAYSON Education Manager KAMARRA BELL-WYKES Finance Manager JON HAWKES

Company Website
ilbijerri.com.au

Unique Selling Point

  • A modern day road trip comedy with laughter, tears and a twist at the end
  • A moving tribute to single-parent families
  • High quality Indigenous content
  • An intimate story drawing on writer/performer Katie Beckett’s personal memories
  • Features Tony Briggs highly recognisable star of stage, television and film and writer/producer of The Sapphires

Marketing Materials

ILBIJERRI will provide a complete marketing package and marketing support including:

  • High resolution press and hero images
  • Templates for print and online flyers, posters, advertising and general marketing copy
  • Video trailer
  • Sample press release
  • Marketing angles for press
  • Artist availability for press calls

Community Engagement

This work counters the all too common negative public depictions of Aboriginal men and fathers and depicts a positive Aboriginal role model. He is a loyal, faithful and resilient man whose love for his daughter is heart wrenchingly beautiful. If anything, he could be accused of being overprotective – wanting to protect his daughter from the harsh realities of growing up as the only Black face in a very white town.

Underpinning the social and political, WHICH WAY HOME gives profound insight into the father-daughter relationship and questions the necessity of gendered roles in parenthood. This is a personal story of resilience, loss and family.