BLACK DIGGERS The Year 7 Drama students present “Black Diggers’, a site-specific promenade piece about lives and deaths of the thousand or so Indigenous soldiers who fought for the British Commonwealth in World War I. Written by Tom Wright and originally directed by Wesley Enoch. One hundred year ago, in 1914, a bullet from an assassin’s gun in Sarajevo sparked a war that ignited the globe. Patriotic young men all over the world lines up to join the fight, including hundreds of Indigenous Australians. Shunned and downtrodden in their own country and in fact banned by their own government for serving in the military, Aboriginal men stepped up to enlist. Undaunted, these bold souls took up arms to defend the free world in its time of greatest need. For them, facing the horror of war on a Gallipoli beach was an escape from the shackles of racism at home, at a time when Aboriginal people stood by, segregated, unable to vote, unable to act as their children were ripped from them.   VENUE: MAIN QUAD   johncurtin.COTA.performances@education.wa.edu.au  Contact Event Organiser

INFORMATION REGARDING EVENT TICKET BOOKINGS

Dear parents/guardians and students please find below important and useful information regarding ticket bookings for our events held at our college.

• ALL BOOKINGS to be made through official John Curtin College of the Arts channels.

• TICKETS ARE NOT TRANSFERABLE - Your ticket is valid for the performance, date and time on your ticket only

• Do not turn up to a performance with the intent to swap your ticket as this may not be possible) If you wish to swap your ticket for another day, contact bookings officer prior to the event.

• REFUNDS will not be given on the night of performance.  If you cannot attend please contact bookings officer prior to the event to arrange a a refund.

• MAXIMUM TICKETS to be purchased:

This is put in place when performances are held in the Ellen Street Theatre or in the Mia Moorna (Music Build) which has a limited maximum capacity.

• • Limits are per PERFORMER NOT per PARENT
  • The reason for this is so that your child has at least one person watching them perform.
  • In some instances, parents go back in to the booking system and book extra tickets. Please do not do this.
  • If you need extra tickets, contact the bookings officer to put your name down on a wait list. In most cases this is granted after all performers have had at least one family member attending.
  • If overbooking is identified, we may cancel the extra tickets purchased without notice.

Booking officer email:                johncurtin.COTA.performances@education.wa.edu.au

Phone: 089435 0760