White China
Wed, 07 June
|New Farm
A theatre performance which celebrates Australian and Chinese connection and history set in the Brisbane floods of 1974.
Time & Location
07 June 2023, 7:30 pm – 17 June 2023, 7:30 pm
New Farm, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm QLD 4005, Australia
About the event
Tickets available at this link:
https://playlabtheatre.com.au/white-china-by-therese-collie/
Note: This performance is not brought to you by the ACFS, but we encourage support for this play which celebrates Australian and Chinese connection and history.
White China is a new theatre performance coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this month.
It is set in January 1974 during the Brisbane floods as Daisy sets out in a dinghy to find her mother Lily, who has disappeared from her nursing home. Far from lost, Lily has rediscovered her half sister Joy, who is desperate to uncover the resting place of their mother, Mary Wong. It is approaching Bi San, Ancestors’ Day, when Chinese traditionally worship the dead, but without knowing where her grave is, Joy is fearful that she will be cursed for shirking her duty. So, they begin their search by unpacking family lore and retracing historical steps. Spanning the reaches of the Brisbane River, White China is an epic adventure that follows three generations of women as they rewrite their relationships in the wake of unacknowledged truths about their family history.