Big Name, No Blankets

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10 – 14 JAN

$79 – $109 + BF

Roslyn Packer Theatre (The Thirsty Mile) 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct Dawes Point NSW 2000

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From the desert to big cities, a rock music legacy

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ILBIJERRI Theatre Company

An epic new rock'n'roll theatre show celebrating the legacy and impact of Australian music icons, Warumpi Band, told from the perspective of founding members, the Butcher Brothers. From Papunya (a small town in the Northern Territory) to global stages, they sent Aboriginal culture worldwide in the 80s and 90s. With Blak anthems like Jailanguru Pakurnu, My Island Home and Blackfella/Whitefella, Warumpi Band amplified black voices and stories while unifying listeners through the power of rock’n’roll.

Big Name, No Blankets tells the Warumpi Band story and features its hits, also showcasing Luritja, Warlpiri and Gumatj/Yolngu Matha languages, and culture from Central Australia and North East Arnhem Land. Created in collaboration with founding band member Sammy Butcher and the families of Warumpi Band members, this epic new work is co-directed by theatre icon Dr Rachael Maza AM and Anyupa Butcher.

Packed with humour, iconic songs and rockstar performances, this is a joyful show about how music can influence massive change.  Like Warumpi Band itself, Big Name, No Blankets is a story of hope – hope for an Australia in which white and black can come together as one.

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Big Name No Blanket (2013)

In the 1980s, George Rrurrambu, front man of the Warumpi Band, embraced rock and roll, reggae and traditional culture to make public a new bush politics that awakened Australia to a third world in its own backyard. George Rrurrambu died a rock and roll legend in 2007 and there is no other quite like him. This is his story. Big Name No Blanket (2013) is available as part of Sydney Festival's AT HOME digital program.

Kulintkjaku, Wankantjaku (Listen, Talk)

Visit Papunya and meet Sammy Butcher, the cast and key creatives behind the Big Name, No Blankets rock 'n' roll theatre show. Kulintkjaku, Wankantjaku (Listen, Talk) is available as part of Sydney Festival's AT HOME digital program.

★★★★★ "Sydney Festival’s electrifying show about the Warumpi Band whose music changed lives, is one that truly rocks."

– Arts Hub

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Premium Full Price – $109
A Reserve Full Price – $99
A Reserve Concession – $89
B Reserve Full Price – $79
B Reserve Concession – $71
B Reserve Under 30 - $49
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AT HOME: Big Name, No Blanket (2013)

AT HOME is an online viewing platform that brings the art to you – through festival season and beyond. Content is free to watch, as often as you like. In the 1980s, George Rrurrambu, front man of the Warumpi Band, embraced rock and roll, reggae and traditional culture to make public a new bush politics that awakened Australia to a third world in its own backyard. He left a legacy that changed the face of Indigenous music, uniting his own people and promoting reconciliation. This is his story. View Big Name No Blanket (2013) now.

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