Holy Day at The New Ohio Theatre

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Australia, 1850s.A travelers rest on the ruthless colonial frontier.A child is missing. A man is dead. A church is burned to the ground.When strangers take the law into their own hands in a land that is not their own, history will be forged and stories will be told in the name of survival.Holy Day is a powerful piece of gothic storytelling. Set against the isolation of the mid-19th century Australian landscape, the play begins with the arrival of three mysterious travellers and a stolen child. The relationship between white European settlers and the First Peoples is already fraught, and when an Indigenous woman is accused of taking the child, it sets in motion a series of tragic events, as the intersecting lives of four women and four men help shape the history of a nation. Political, complex and frighteningly current, this award-winning work deals with themes of race, gender and justice, exploring the conflict between new beginnings and forgotten pasts. 2002 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and AWGIE Stage Award winner

Chenoa Deemal as Linda Credit Luke Neville

Daniel Holme and Leah Gabriel photo credit Luke Neville

Shane McNaughton and Leah Gabriel photo credit Luke Neville

Jillian Geurts as Elizabeth photo credit Luke Neville

Connor Delves and Daniel Holme photo credit Luke Neville

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