Stars: Rowan McNamara, Marissa Gibson, Mitjili Napanangka Gibson. Official Sites This play, first performed in Sydney in 2013, has been called a classic of Australian theatre. Series Cast. They keep moving. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian This play, first performed in Sydney in 2013, has been called a classic of Australian theatre. There are even moments when some form of accord seems possible but behind the story lies a dispute over land. West End, Off-West End, fringe shows, exclusive members discount at top celeb hang out, post-show Q&As and meet and greets. By signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over. • Read all our Edinburgh festival reviews, Available for everyone, funded by readers. View our Privacy Policy. Its ancient custodians are the Dharug people. First we see an Indigenous family seated round a campfire expressing their fear that the strangers they have sighted will bring change. There are many layers to this mesmerising story. | • At King’s theatre, Edinburgh, until 11 August and at the National Theatre, London, from 22 August to 7 September. One is to do with the power of home: the mourning song of the Dharugs about their native land is ironically juxtaposed with Sal singing an English nursery rhyme and reminding us that her roots are firmly in London. Judging by the reaction of the Edinburgh audience, it undoubtedly will, since Bovell’s play and Neil Armfield’s production combine masterly storytelling with metaphorical resonance. William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. When Sal asks about the people already there, William blithely replies: “They’re not like us. Having entrusted the story’s narration to the powerful figure of Ningali Lawford Wolf, it seems a pity that so many of her words are obscured by the score. Nathaniel Dean as William suggests a decent, hardworking man trapped by a mixture of ignorance and condescension while Georgia Adamson, as his wife, displays a far superior awareness of historical reality. | The details: The Secret River plays Sydney Theatre as part of the Sydney Festival until February 9 — tickets on the STC website . Instead, he will become a farmer on 100 acres of land he has found on the Hawkesbury river. Filming & Production But as he plants a crop and lays claim to the soil on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, he finds that this land is not his to take. | Learn more in iview Support. You might like similar programs to this, shown below. The Secret River is an epic tragedy in which a good man is compelled by desperation, fear, ambition and love to participate in a terrible crime against humanity. All rights reserved. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. A glue-sniffing boy and his girlfriend escape the government-controlled no-hope Aboriginal community they live in and go to the city, Alice Springs, looking for a better life. Sarah Snook. King’s theatre, EdinburghAndrew Bovell’s adaptation of Kate Grenville’s novel about the collision between settlers and Indigenous Australians combines masterly storytelling with metaphorical resonance, Mon 5 Aug 2019 10.51 BST A sold out hit in 2013, The Secret River is a stirring adaptation of Kate Grenville’s award-winning novel. Director: Warwick Thornton. The Secret River is as close as it gets to textual healing. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new world offers something he didn't dare dream of: a place to call his own. | Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner in The Secret River. ... Sal Thornhill 2 episodes, 2015. Oliver Jackson-Cohen. Directed by Neil Armfield, The Secret River is a story of two families divided by culture and land. Based on the award winning novel, the compelling two-part drama series follows Sal and William Thornhill as they struggle to take ownership of Hawkesbury River land already inhabited by … ... William Thornhill 2 episodes, 2015. Company Credits Everything that happens over the play’s almost three hours springs from a prologue. Then we see William Thornhill, a transported convict, telling his wife, Sal, and their two children, that he is abandoning his career as a boat man. Get exclusive access to priority onsales and special offers, plus never miss out on the biggest stories from the West End, Off-West End and beyond. In 2016, it returns for an encore season. The Secret River study guide contains a biography of Kate Grenville, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. One white settler is all for repelling them with violence, another secretly lives with his Dharug partner and child while William’s young sons form a playful bond with their Indigenous mates. Armfield also stages the play with an admirable clarity aided by superb lighting from Mark Howett that captures Australia’s ochre sunsets. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new world offers something he didn't dare dream of: a place to call his own. With an ensemble cast of 22 and live music from composer Iain Grandage, this hauntingly poetic production from Sydney Theatre Company was conceived in collaboration with Aboriginal artists and is performed in Dharug as well as English. Sign up to the What to Watch newsletter for the best of ABC TV and iview, delivered straight to your inbox each week. Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. Add to Watchlist. Adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel, this multi-award-winning production from Sydney Theatre Company tells the story of two families divided by culture and land. The big question was whether Andrew Bovell’s adaptation of Kate Grenville’s historical novel about the collision between white settlers and Indigenous Australians would excite the same response outside Australia. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Awesome Series You Probably Never Heard Of, executive producer / producer (2 episodes, 2015), hair stylist / makeup artist (2 episodes, 2015), additional makeup effects artist (2 episodes, 2015), hair designer / makeup designer (2 episodes, 2015), key hair stylist / key makeup artist (2 episodes, 2015), assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist (2 episodes, 2015), additional hairdresser / additional makeup artist (2 episodes, 2015), additional makeup artist (2 episodes, 2015), first assistant director (2 episodes, 2015), second assistant director (2 episodes, 2015), third assistant director (2 episodes, 2015), first assistant director / second second assistant director (2 episodes, 2015), additional assistant director (1 episode, 2015), standby props assistant (2 episodes, 2015), art department assistant: dailies (2 episodes, 2015), special effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2015), Visual effects artist: Chroma Media (2 episodes, 2015), assistant stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 2015), stunt actor: Gang Plank Convict (1 episode, 2015), second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2015), first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2015), additional first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2015), indigenous casting consultant (2 episodes, 2015), extras casting director (2 episodes, 2015), breakdown artist / costume dyer (2 episodes, 2015), set up costume supervisor (2 episodes, 2015), first assistant editor (2 episodes, 2015), score mixer / scoring engineer (2 episodes, 2015), security manager / traffic manager (2 episodes, 2015), assistant to head of fiction (2 episodes, 2015), indigenous consultant and Dharug language (2 episodes, 2015), additional production runner (2 episodes, 2015), script supervisor: Sydney unit (2 episodes, 2015), pre-production accountant / production accountant (2 episodes, 2015), production coordinator (2 episodes, 2015), investment manager: Film Victoria (2 episodes, 2015), network development manager: ABC (2 episodes, 2015), additional accounting services (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2015). They just move across it.” We see the fatal consequences of his error over a 10-month period in 1813-14. Soon after her novel was released in 2005, controversy swirled around Kate Grenville’s The Secret River, based on a pioneer ancestor who had profited from dispossessing the local Aboriginal tribe. Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.27 GMT. Unfolding at an unhurried pace, Bovell’s script shows how the Dharug people, to whom the land originally belonged, are variously viewed as a threat and a curiosity. Why am I seeing these buy links in iview. A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history. It is a work that takes its time but memorably and movingly pinpoints a crucial moment in Australian history, while suggesting that we are witnessing a reenactment of an unending colonial tragedy. William has built huts and planted corn on the Dharug’s fertile yam ground and this leads to a shattering conclusion in which force prevails and he turns from an immigrant farmer into a reluctant oppressor. There is outstanding support from Jeremy Sims as a brutish white settler, Melissa Jaffer as a sage, pipe-smoking elder and from Major “Moogy” Sumner as a white-bearded Dharug veteran. Release Dates This program is not currently available in iview. Iain Grandage’s music is an essential part of Armfield’s production about which I have only one complaint. William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. Play; About this show. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. Based on the award winning novel, the compelling two-part drama series follows Sal and William Thornhill as they struggle to take ownership of Hawkesbury River land already inhabited by local Indigenous people.

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