Gunawarra Re-Creation

By Isobel Morphy-Walsh
Directed by Andrea James

Step into a powerful story of culture, memory and healing in this moving new theatre work from ILBIJERRI Theatre Company.

Murrun has returned to the watering hole. The same one Aunty Aggie used to take her to. The sacred one. Present and past collide. There she meets her old friend Gunawarra. The Black Swan. And there ensues their story. One of continuation of culture, creation and stories of Blak women's healing.

Gunawarra Re-Creation by Taun Wurrung (Taungurung) writer Isobel Morphy-Walsh is a contemporary play that explores the continuation of culture through stories passed down between three-generations of women.

Adapting its narrative from the traditional Kulin story of Gunawarra – the black swan, and how they came to have black feathers – the work is set on Taun Wurrung country and traverses Blak women's strength, survival and healing in a profoundly emotive production.

Following an acclaimed premiere season at Melbourne Theatre Company, experience this powerful and deeply moving work when it comes to QPAC as part of its 2026 national tour.

Gunawarra Re-Creation is part of Clancestry.