Age Recommendation
Recommended for ages 13+.
Clancestry
The Visitors
By Jane Harrison and directed by Wesley Enoch
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Great discounts available for groups of 4+! Purchase A-Reserve tickets for $79* each.
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Playhouse, QPAC
Must close 26 July 2025
$79 - $89
A transaction fee of $7.50 applies.
1 hour 15 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast
Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
Visitors leave. Right?
By Jane Harrison
Directed by Wesley Enoch
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?
Having recently been awarded Best Mainstage Production and Best Ensemble at the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, The Visitors by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, and directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch, comes to QPAC for a strictly limited season.
Co-produced by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company, The Visitors is at once a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown.
The Visitors is part of Clancestry.
A powerful and contemplative performance that challenges the mind and moves the heart.
- Time Out
An outstanding cast of zealous actors demonstrate unequivocally the resilience and the indomitability of the communities that they represent so gloriously. Their chemistry is immaculate, in a show that speaks with a beautifully harmonious sense of solidarity.
- Suzy Goes See
Powerful, authentic First Nations storytelling.
- The Guardian
Cast
John Blair: Nucoorilma, Gamilaroi
Zoe Walters: Anmatyerre
Sean Dow: Gunggandji, Birigubba
James Slee: Kuku Yalanji, Goa
Stephen Geronimos: Gamilaroi
Beau Dean Riley Smith: Wiradjuri, Gamilaraay
Najwa Adams: Birri Gubba
Creatives
Jane Harrison
Playwright
Wesley Enoch
Director
Elizabeth Gadsby
Set and Costume Designer
Karen Norris
Lighting Designer
Brendon Boney
Composer and Sound Designer
Liza-Mare Syron
Associate Director 2023
Aunty Yvonne Simms
Cultural Liaison
Corina Norman
Dharug/Dharawal Linguist
Jordan Ryan-Hennessey
Dharug Linguist/Coach
Shana O’Brien
Associate Designer
Important Information
Warning
This performance contains infrequent coarse language, themes of racial violence, descriptions of violence, intergenerational trauma and theatrical haze.
Please Note
Please be advised, this production may contain voices and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away.
Accessibility at QPAC
For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through QPAC's Call Centre by calling 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility
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Presented by QPAC as part of Clancestry
A Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company production
This event is part of the QPAC 40 program, celebrating 40 years of joy, inclusion, gathering and stories.
