HART

“I was always like, like a magnet with my Dad, like everywhere he went I was right next to him… He never got rid of me…”

Throughout Australia’s history, an unknown number of Indigenous children have been forcibly removed from their families. Parents driven mad, grandparents heartbroken, siblings torn apart, language lost, and culture stripped away. Using testimonials from the Stolen Generations, Noongar man Ian Michael invites you to listen in on the silenced stories of this country.

Created by Ian Michael and She Said Theatre (co-written by Seanna van Helten, and directed by Penny Harpham), HART is currently touring regional Victoria supported by Regional Arts Victoria, after seasons across Australia and New Zealand, including at Darwin Festival, Brisbane Festival, The Blue Room Theatre (Perth), HotHouse Theatre (Albury-Wodonga), Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Fringe, New Zealand Fringe, and Basement Theatre (Auckland).

Winner: 
– Best Emerging Artist (Adelaide Fringe 2016)
– Best Emerging Indigenous Artist (Melbourne Fringe 2015)
– SA Tour Ready Award (Melbourne Fringe 2015)
– Tiki Tour Ready Award (Melbourne Fringe 2015)

Nominee: 
– 2015 Green Room Award for Best Production – Independent Theatre

Presented by She Said Theatre
Concept & Performed by Ian Michael
Directed by Penny Harpham
Text/ Ian Michael & Seanna van Helten
Set & Costume Design/ Chloe Greaves
Composition & Sound Design/ Raya Slavin
Lighting Design/ Katie Sfetkidis
AV Design/ Michael Carmody
Producers/ Anna Kennedy & Seanna van Helten
Stage & Production Management/ Kate Brennan
Promotional photography/ Gabi Briggs