AS WE COME TO WAKE
Written by: Fleur Murphy.
Development workshop / reading directed by: Alister Smith.
Performed by: Luke Cadden, Jacob Pruden, Ben Adams & Claire Frost.
Stage directions read by: Chris Saxton.
Development workshop / reading directed by: Alister Smith.
Performed by: Luke Cadden, Jacob Pruden, Ben Adams & Claire Frost.
Stage directions read by: Chris Saxton.
Three brothers. Chained within a pit of earth. Fight to survive. Strive to tell their tale.
A relative once mentioned to Fleur that he had come across some rather interesting family history. He had unearthed the dramatic and tragic circumstances that lead to the deportation of Michael Duffy and his two brothers, William and Bryan from Ireland in 1846. The three brothers had been wrongfully accused of "assault with intent to kill". The judge wanted to make an example of them, and in the hope to cleanse Ireland of the 'vicious and immoral', the three brothers were torn from their family and sent to Van Diemen's Land.
The play follows the physical and emotional journey these Duffy boys endured, from the initial crime and proceeding trial, through to planting their feet on distant, unfamiliar soil. A story exhumed from the grave, As We Come To Wake is one writer’s earnest quest to restore innocence and finally lay to rest three ghosts from the past.
The script is currently in development. A staged reading was presented in association with the 'Cells For Writers' open day (Writers Victoria and The National Trust) at The Old Melbourne Gaol in July 2014. Fleur has recently been a writer-in-residence at The Old Melbourne Gaol. Read about her creative time behind bars here on TBC Theatre's blog page.
For more info and images head to TBC Theatre's website - www.tbctheatre.com
The play follows the physical and emotional journey these Duffy boys endured, from the initial crime and proceeding trial, through to planting their feet on distant, unfamiliar soil. A story exhumed from the grave, As We Come To Wake is one writer’s earnest quest to restore innocence and finally lay to rest three ghosts from the past.
The script is currently in development. A staged reading was presented in association with the 'Cells For Writers' open day (Writers Victoria and The National Trust) at The Old Melbourne Gaol in July 2014. Fleur has recently been a writer-in-residence at The Old Melbourne Gaol. Read about her creative time behind bars here on TBC Theatre's blog page.
For more info and images head to TBC Theatre's website - www.tbctheatre.com
