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'Thomas Henning in collaboration with TerryandTheCuz
'Guns, drugs, love, war, freedom, racism and free market capitalism: Light explores our darkness through a revisionist history of the theft of Penang, the birth of Adelaide, and the rise of the British Empire.
'In 1786 Francis Light claimed a Malaysian island as British property. Fifty years later his son, William, pitched an unpopular vision for the city of Adelaide. Witness one hundred years of semi-remembered history across four continents, performed by three actors, over two hours, underlaid with a challenge: does how we remember history decide who we believe ourselves to be?
'Light is a collaboration between Australian writer/director Thomas Henning (The Black Lung) and radical Malaysian theatre makers TerryandTheCuz, who are known for breaking all the rules of theatre. This world premiere drama depicts the phenomenal story of how the irreversible impact of the actions of two generations of adventurers continue to resonate today.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Performed as part of the OzAsia Festival. World Premier at Nexus Arts Centre, Adelaide: 17-19 October 2019.
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Malaysian-Australian Play about Adelaide's Founding Father William Light Premieres at OzAsia Festival
2019
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2019;'In 1786, merchant and former naval officer Francis Light claimed the Malaysian island Penang for the British. Fifty years later, in 1836, his son William, appointed surveyor-general of the colony of South Australia, landed on Kangaroo Island, charged with choosing the location for the capital.'(Introduction)
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Light's Revision
2019
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review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , September no. 475 2019; (p. 11) '180 years after his death, OzAsia Festival production Light will re-examine the life, family and Eurasian heritage of Colonel William Light, in an intergenerational story that maps the tensions and contradictions of colonialism and history.' (Introduction)
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Light's Revision
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , September no. 475 2019; (p. 11) '180 years after his death, OzAsia Festival production Light will re-examine the life, family and Eurasian heritage of Colonel William Light, in an intergenerational story that maps the tensions and contradictions of colonialism and history.' (Introduction) -
Malaysian-Australian Play about Adelaide's Founding Father William Light Premieres at OzAsia Festival
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2019;'In 1786, merchant and former naval officer Francis Light claimed the Malaysian island Penang for the British. Fifty years later, in 1836, his son William, appointed surveyor-general of the colony of South Australia, landed on Kangaroo Island, charged with choosing the location for the capital.'(Introduction)
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Penang,
cMalaysia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- Adelaide, South Australia,
