The Visitors

On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.

A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?

After its Sydney Theatre Award-winning premiere production at the 2020 Sydney Festival, Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison’s The Visitors will be reworked for this brand new production directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch, and starring Wiradjuri actor Luke Carroll, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay actor Beau Dean Riley Smith, and Gumbaynggirr and Wiradjuri actor Dalara Williams.

Moogahlin Performing Arts

Moogahlin Performing Arts is a leading First Peoples performing arts company that is co-located on Gadigal country in Redfern and on Ngemba country in Brewarrina NSW. We play a vital role in the ecology of the national performing arts sector in First Peoples new work development and presentation, advocacy for First Peoples cultural arts, and employment and career pathways for our people. We are a resident company of Carriageworks in Redfern and have a regional office in Brewarrina NSW on Ngemba country. Mooogahlin’s core activity is to develop, produce, and present new works that are with, by, and for our communities and are committed to nurturing First Peoples arts practitioners locally, regionally, and nationally by building platforms for emerging and established artists.