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Gunawarra Re-creation

Produced by ILBIJERRI Theatre Company | Season 2026

ILBIJERRI is one of Australia’s leading theatre companies creating innovative works by First Peoples artists.

By Isobel Morphy-Walsh

Gunawarra Re-creation by Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) writer Isobel Morphy-Walsh explores the continuation of culture through stories passed down between three-generations of women.

Murrun has returned to the watering hole. The same one Aunty Aggie used to take her to. Present and past collide. There she meets her old friend Gunawarra. The Black Swan. Gunawarra is a contemporary creation work based on Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) stories passed down. 

This work looks at the continuation of creation and the stories of Blak women healing.

 

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GUNAWARRA RE-CREATION Program
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“A poignant exploration of pain, grief, healing.”

“The interplay of score, soundscapes and lighting creates a dynamic atmosphere that balances tension and tenderness, guiding viewers through the narrative with grace.”

Cast

Gunawarra

Hannah Morphy-Walsh (Taun Wurrung)

Aunty Aggie

Lisa Maza (Yidinji, Meriam, Dutch)

Roo

Melodie Reynolds-Diarra (Wongutha, Nadju, Mirning)

Murrun

Miela Anich (Badu/Kala Lagaw Ya)

Creative Team

Writer

Isobel Morphy-Walsh (Taun Wurrung)

Director

(Remounted Production) Andrea James (Yorta Yorta, Gunaikurnai)

Director

(Premiere Production) Dr Rachael Maza AM (Yidinji, Meriam, Dutch)

Dramaturg

Amy Sole (Wiradjurri, Worimi)

Set & Costume Designer

Dann Barber

Associate Set & Costume Designer

Emma Salmon (Nyikina)

Lighting Designer

Katie Sfetkidis

Sound Designer/Composer

James Henry (Yuwaalaraay, Gamilaraay, Yorta Yorta, Yuin)

Movement

Consultant Zoë Brown-Holten ((Th)Dunghutti and Gomeroi)

Stage Manager

Natasha Marich

Production Manager

Jess Maguire

Producer

Joel Te Teira (Māori - Ngāti Maniapoto)

Photography

Tiffany Garvie (Gunggari)

Photography by Tiffany Garvie

Gunawarra Re-creation was originally co-produced with Melbourne Theatre Company as part of Blak in the Room 2024

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