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'I thought about trickin' him, about givin' him an idea of where I might be - usin' my voice.' A young Aboriginal woman—made a mother against her will—lives in the bush, cocooned by Country she understands and trusts. When a Swagman arrives, seeking food and water, her fears about the white 'ghosts' who occupy the land unfurl as a horrifying reality. From award-winning Palawa playwright, Dylan Van Den Berg (Milk, Whitefella Yella Tree, Way Back When), comes an Aboriginal Gothic Horror and bold adaptation – a radical reimagining of Barbara Baynton's 'The Chosen Vessel'. This alternate version of Baynton's classic Australian story provokes us to reflect on what we choose to see – and what we wilfully ignore. '[Van Den Berg] writes with a voice that demands to be heard and a spirit that compels engagement.' – Peter Wilkins, The Canberra Times

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Dylan is a playwright and dramaturg. A Palawa person from the northeast of lutruwita/Tasmania, Dylan's work explores Black identity by pivoting narratives that are already part of our national consciousness to embolden Indigenous perspectives. He tells stories where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have agency over their futures and draws on both Western and First Nations theatrical traditions. In 2021, his play Milk premiered at The Street Theatre and won the NSW Premiers Award Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting. The play was described as “a new and powerful development in Australian First Peoples' theatre” (Canberra Critics' Circle). Milk is published by Currency Press.

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