Soul of Possum

“Soul of Possum is an accomplished play that grapples with big concepts of national identity. It reckons with and rebalances this country’s history by presenting the stories of First Peoples, told by First Peoples. It is also a play that grapples with the personal, exploring what it means to become a man, and the connection between brothers, fathers and sons.”  – Kate Mulqueen, Arts Hub

Something’s coming. Stick together to survive.

It’s 1853 on the Murray River. As the wildlife flees through the bush from an unseen threat, three Wamba Wamba men must survive a cat-and-mouse chase across country to warn their people of the oncoming colonialists. Led by a volatile captain, the colonialists have their own internal power struggles to contend with.

One of 14 newly commissioned works by the 2021 YIRRAMBOI Festival, in Soul of Possum emerging playwright Brodie Murray (Wamba Wamba) draws on stories handed down from his grandfather and father to tell a historical thriller that explores the contrasting relationships settlers and Blak peoples have with Country, ecology, leadership and spirituality.