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1 Failure of Communication Judith Wright , John Rodgers (composer), 2016 single work lyric/song
— Appears in: With Love and Fury 2016;

A musical setting to a short poem by Judth Wright, in which she explores the irony of closeness where however close our touch or intimate our speech, silences, spaces reach most deep, and will not close.'
1 1 Little Birung John Rodgers , Megan Sarmardin , John Rodgers (composer), 2011 single work musical theatre '"Little Birung' is the story of six generations of Indigenous women . This inspiring celebration of resilience, courage, humour and family links us back to Megan Sarmardin's great-great-great grandmother in an unforgettable 80 minute theatrical song cycle based on the living memories of Flora Hoolihan 'Little Birung', her 96 year old great grandmother.' Source: http://judithwrightcentre.com/ (Sighted 31/10/2011).
1 2 Blackbird Little Birung John Rodgers , Megan Sarmardin , John Rodgers (composer), 2010 single work musical theatre

'This compelling Indigenous Australian story is told through song, linking the 19th Century to the present moment through an unbroken chain of experience. "Blackbird" sings the stories of the women of Megan Sarmardin's family. Their voices call clearly across one hundred years and six generations with just one degree of separation between first white contact near Butcher's Creek on the Atherton Tablelands and Megan's life in Mt Isa where she was born, has grown up and lives today.

At the heart of "Blackbird" is a promise. The marriage of Flora's parents, Ngadjon woman Kitty Clark and Russian émigré Leandro Illin has been the subject of both a book My Dark Brother by Eleanor Govor and an SBS docudrama, Pioneers of Love. "Blackbird" stands on the shoulders of these published documents. The existing research has been a gift to "Blackbird's" creative team. But significantly, these moving and uplifting stories came down to Megan first of all through family, and "Blackbird" explores how these stories challenged and enriched the identity of this extraordinarily talented young indigenous woman.'

Source: www.jute.com.au/ (Sighted 14/07/2010).
1 2 Bob Cat Dancing Philip Dean , John Rodgers (composer), 2003 single work musical theatre Bob Cat Dancing is a world first in outdoor music and theatre, starring bobcats in leading roles and tells the tale of an outback drifter who magically gives life to any machine with which he comes in contact.
1 2 Parables, Lullabies and Secrets Neil Finn , Brett Dean , John Rodgers , Paul Healy , Richard Tognetti , Michael Leunig , 2001 single work musical theatre
1 1 The Sunshine Club Wesley Enoch , John Rodgers (composer), 1999 single work musical theatre Summer 1946. The war is over. Frank Doyle is an Aboriginal soldier back from the war. He discovers that although the wider world has changed, attitudes back home are just the same. Filled with a defiant energy and ambition for a better life, Frank creates the Sunshine Club. Here he dreams of a future where he can dance in step with Rose, the girl next door, the girl of his dreams.
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