Episode 22 - the last episode

We did it. We got to the end of our season, and  we have bumped out the show. The site is empty and the marks on the grass where the set used to be now look like an alien ship has departed.

We had a wee mishap with Reuben De Waal on Wednesday, with him cutting his foot open while removing the boat from the lake. A 5 hour trip to DFarwin Hospital Emergency  saw him with stitches, super glue, bandages, tetanus, antibiotics, a script, and spare bandages. Poor man, he works so hard as a freelance Carnival Folk Juggler gypsy, and this means he will have to lose a bit of work. Our hearts go out to him as he recovers.

Reuben's foot

Will the foot fit the shoe?

Kelly and CJ Fraser Bell had a few trips around town depositing things in places such as the tip, the hardware store for more storage containers, and everything has gone back into its rightful place.

Gail and the box office reconcillion

We are now all at our work stations finishing off the final details.  Gail is trying to reconcile the box office information from the Entertainment Centre. Tim removes the mark up from the studio floor. Kelly tries to reconcile everythjing but her computer freezes, and I am writing up this blog.

Tim removes tape

Kelly's computer freezes at the wrong time

Tomorrow we return to normal with our Friday Morning Grey Panthers class. There is still a week of Darwin Festival to go and I am seeing as much as possible. Barry Morgan Last night and still IHOS Opera Kimesis and Meow Meow on Sunday. Jo Duffy has been a fab festival Director, I have enjoyed her curation this year - cheers and farewell to her - Darwin's loss but Tasmania's gain.




A huge shout out to everyone who made crocodile man Pineapple Woman such a success. Over 100 individuals and organisations: our cast, choreographers, designers, sound and light, techs, makers, costume makers, Erwin Lapitz for letting us use his story, and Ann GIbb for bringing her mother to life on teh stage. To teh golf course, our staff, our front of house and our ushers. Our film and photographic documentors, the caterers, our sponsors and our funding bodies - so many of these people volunteer their time, or sponsor to make the work so special and we thank them all. And especially to the audience who allowed the cast to bring such a fantastic local story to life every night of their 10 performances. Such a big THANK YOU.


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Our next show is Milpirri development in Lajamanu ion October. Will let you all know how it goes. Bye for now and thanks for reading this blog.  We welcome any comments or feedback, especially from people who read this or saw the show.

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