Details

Jack Charles is an Australian legend: veteran actor, musician, Koori elder and activist, but for a good portion of his 70 years he has also been an addict, a thief and a regular in Victoria's prisons. From Stolen Generation to Koori theatre in the 1970s, from film sets to Her Majesty's prisons, Jack Charles v The Crown runs the gamut of a life lived to its utmost. Charles' unswerving optimism transforms this tale of addiction, crime and doing time into a kind of vagabond's progress - a map of the traps of dispossession and a guide to reaching the age of grey-haired wisdom. Age guidance: 14+. Running time: 1hr 15mins with no interval.

Cast/Performers

Phil Collings (percussion), Malcolm Beveridge (bass), Jack Charles

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Jack Charles, John Romeril
Presented by(s): Barbican, UK Arts International (in association with Farrington Nelsey Productions), Geese Theatre Company
Company: Ilbijerri Theatre Company
Director: Rachael Maza
Dramaturg: John Romeril
Design(s): Emily Barrie, Peter Worland (audio-visual design)
Lighting: Danny Pettingill
Musical Director: Nigel Maclean