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Rowan’s Story Vlog 2

Rowan’s Story Vlog 2

It has been a fascinating journey so far – working with these young adults on things that impact their lives so immediately and yet are so assumed and sublimated that, as one young woman said – it’s just “around” us… so, it’s good when you have to reflect on it.…

Rowan’s Story Vlog 1

Rowan’s Story Vlog 1

And we’re on!  AoE is very excited to say the Rowan’s Story Project has begun. Assembly of Elephants is taking this pilot project into 2 schools (Yeronga SHS and MacGregor SHS) and working with senior drama students to create or re-make scenes on gender equity, controlling behaviour, sexting and consent…

For all our fathers…

For all our fathers…

Assembly of Elephants just produced the AWGIE-nominated My Father’s Wars… as a digitally-captured full theatrical production. My Father’s Wars began life as research through a QANZAC100 Fellowship in 2015/16. It came to life as a limited podcast series – a vivid and compelling exploration of a young man’s journey to…

My Father’s Wars… for all our fathers.

My Father’s Wars… for all our fathers.

We have filmed the theatre show – thank god – and I wish we’d filmed the post-show conversation… We have filmed My Father’s Wars.  We’re not nearly finished – editing is underway by our terrific videographer – but we have the footage done. Thank. God. We digitally captured the theatre…

Another wartime story… different war… different research – same story

Another wartime story… different war… different research – same story

this is the verbatim story of a WW2 Commando (they hated being called that – they were the Independent Companies!) WARNING: This article and pages it links to, and contains, descriptions and images of war and violence. Noel Anthony Carey was interviewed by Kevin Dickson in 1995 at the Twin…