Blak in the Room: a bold celebration of First Nations storytelling opens in Melbourne

Blak in the Room opens on Wednesday 27th November in Melbourne with performances of three plays by emerging First Nations storytellers celebrating the richness and vitality of Blak theatre.

Blak in the Room stems from a groundbreaking collaboration between ILBIJERRI Theatre Company (the longest established First Peoples theatre company in Australia) with the Melbourne Theatre Company to celebrate and centralise Blak storytelling led by Blak voices.

Blak in the Room rehearsals. Gunnawarra Re-Creation (Photo by Joshua Scott)

Blak in the Room features works by Isobel Morphy-Walsh, Phoebe Grainer and Maurial Spearim directed by three generations of highly acclaimed First Peoples theatre directors: Rachael Maza AM, Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Amy Sole.