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Resilience, fortitude, and love… an ordinary man’s extraordinary life in 20th Century Western Australia.
Theatre 180 & Cinemastage present the award-winning Australian classic A.B Facey's A Fortunate Life. Adapted for the stage by Jenny Davis & Stuart Halusz, as an immersive live theatre performance .
A striking collaboration between artists of stage and screen honours the trials and triumphs of extraordinary everyman A.B Facey, whose award-winning Australian classic autobiography, A Fortunate Life, has been adapted for theatrical presentation.
A Fortunate Life embraces themes that are intrinsic to our history and culture as modern Australians – resilience, fortitude, hope and integrity, bringing the beloved bushland to the big screen and placing humanity centre-stage. As A.B. Facey’s extraordinary story unfolds, audiovisual projections and live actors evoke distinct natural environments, definitive historic events, and the daily grind of farmers, settlers and city dwellers throughout 20th-century Western Australia.
All ages are invited to experience this groundbreaking theatrical production – connect with generations past and present through this incredible true story – gain insight from Facey’s experiences as a bushman, sportsman, railway ganger, a World War 1 soldier and a 20th-century family man.
This is a unique opportunity to become immersed in modern history and experience the combined impact of live theatre and cinema.
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