Watershed with No Drama Drama Club
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📢 About the show
The award-winning creator of The moment and the movement that changed Australia.
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale.
It’s half a century since the infamous drowning of Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan; a moment in time that triggered an alleged police cover-up, a city-wide scandal, national outrage, a Scotland Yard investigation… and a glaring absence of convictions.
Most importantly, Dr Duncan’s death led South Australia to decriminalise homosexuality, ahead of the rest of the country.
Watershed, a ravishing new operatic work and the hit of the 2022 Adelaide Festival, is a collaboration between some of Australia’s most acclaimed creative talents.
Helpmann Award-winning playwright Alana Valentine and author Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap) have created a searing, no-punches-pulled libretto. Brisbane composer Joe Twist’s score is luscious and ultimately transcendent. And Australian theatre and opera legend Neil Armfield’s production is as deeply felt as it is thrillingly physical.
Written as an oratorio, Watershed turns the illicit into the sacred, through powerful choral music, solo voices and dance.
To learn more about the show and read content warnings, you can visit the Watershed ticketing page.
ℹ️ Access
Check out the Arts Centre Melbourne website for access info, and get in touch with us if you have any specific concerns. We’re here to help!
If you can no longer make the show (for whatever reason) please let us know and we'll see if we can find someone else to buy the ticket off you!
⏳ Schedule
1:30pm — We’ll meet you out front of the theatre for some introductions and to organise tickets + we’ll have some spare N95 masks if you need one.
2:00pm — Show begins
3:40pm — Show ends, we’ll take a little ten minute break
3:50pm — We’ll gather for our No Drama Drama Club with a structured group yap about the show.
4:40pm — We'll start wrapping up.
💬 The Post-show Discussion
We’ll invite a professional critic to the post-show discussion to see how long-term and consistent cultural citizenship can shape how you engage with shows.
This event is hosted on the unceded land of the Kulin nations. We pay our respects to their elders past and present. If you’re a settler like us, you should be paying the rent.