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The Black Woman of Gippsland

Andrea James

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English
Currency Press
05 May 2025
A woman is tossed ashore from the sea, bedraggled and lost. A century and a half later, another finds herself diving deep into the truth behind a lingering legend. From writer Andrea James (Sunshine Super Girl) comes The Black Woman of Gippsland – a poetic and thrilling tale about the myths and half-truths that surround the figure of a 'white woman' said to have lived among the Gunaikurnai people of Gippsland in the 1840s.

Set on her grandmother's country and based on real events, is the truth out of reach, or will it finally be unearthed?
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Imprint:   Currency Press
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 137mm,  Spine: 4mm
ISBN:   9781760629625
ISBN 10:   1760629626
Pages:   76
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Andrea is a Yorta Yorta/Kurnai woman and graduate of VCA. She was Artistic Director of Melbourne Workers' Theatre 2001-2008 where she is best known for her play Yanagai! Yanagai! Relocating to Sydney, Andrea was the Aboriginal Arts Development Officer at Blacktown Arts Centre 2010-2012 and Aboriginal Producer at Carriageworks from 2012-2016 and is currently part-time Blak Box Producer for Urban Theatre Projects. She was a recipient of British Council's Accelerate Program for Aboriginal Art Leaders in 2013 and was awarded Arts NSW Aboriginal Arts Fellowship to write a play about Wiradjuri tennis player, Evonne Goolagong. Andrea performed in and co-wrote Bright World with Elise Hearst by Arthur Productions at Theatreworks April 2015 and directed her play Winyanboga Yurringa at Carriageworks and Geelong Performing Arts Centre in August 2016. Her short play, Blacktown Angels premiered at Sydney Festival 2016 for Urban Theatre Project's Home Country. She was a collaborator in Moogahlin Performing Arts Broken Glass which she performed in at the Sydney Festival in 2017. In 2018 she wrote and directed a play entitled Bukal for JUTE Theatre that tells the inspirational story of Yidinji woman Henrietta Fourmile Marrie. Her play Winyanboga Yurringa will be remounted by Belvoir in May 2019.

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