May 2. Day 121. Barbara and the Camp Dogs

There was this time when Australian cinema seemed to have this distinct tone ... well at least that was the perception. It was all quaint period pieces, sort of costume dramas of a colonial Australia of  the past - if it was an Australia at all. In recent years, there has (thankfully and finally) been a move to tell contemporary Australian stories from an Indigenous perspective, particularly in the theatre space.
But a contemporary Indigenous Australian musical, about two strong independent woman?  in the State theatre company? Well that's pushing the boundaries even further and music to my ears. Barbara and the Camp Dogs is in some ways the classic road trip story but with a big difference.
Today in the Bille Brown Theatre that looked like a grungy rock pub we were given an advance look at the world of Barbara and the Camp Dogs.
It's loud. It's mad and it's full of anger and music.
If the bits we saw and the interview we conducted with star and cowriter Ursula Yovich is anything to go by this should be theatre that packs a punch.
And I have to say as road trips go this promises to be a wild journey.
I can't wait to strap myself in and go along for the ride.
You can hear our full interview Ursula Yovich here