PROUD Logan man Wesley Enoch puts on his stage show Black Cockatoo at Logan Entertainment Centre on April 7.
Remarkably, it’s the first time the renowned artistic director has directed “at home” since the start of his long and distinguished career in theatre.
It’s only for one night, but the Black Cockatoo show is one of the most anticipated upcoming offerings at the LEC.
Black Cockatoo tells the unlikely story of Australia’s first indigenous cricket team.
Mr Enoch said it was a “quintessentially Australian” story that would resonate with the City of Logan community.
“We as a country connect with ideas of cricket, we connect with sport, including our fantastic Aboriginal sportspeople,” he said.
“To tell a story that is a crossover of sport and art, and Aboriginal culture, is very important to me.”
Black Cockatoo enjoyed a sold-out premiere season in Sydney in 2020 before the pandemic closed down the arts scene. The show is now on a 27-venue tour.
Mr Enoch’s love of theatre began as a student at Woodridge State High School and continued at the Logan City Theatre Company.
He said bringing Black Cockatoo to the City of Logan will be very special.
“This is the first time I’ve directed in Logan for 35 years … (and) the first time my work is being performed in the city where I grew up,” he said.
“It’s great, it’s fantastic, it’s home.”
While his career has taken him right across Australia, Wesley said some of his fondest memories were of his City of Logan childhood.
“I grew up just on the other side of the football field in Karri Avenue… mum still lives in the house we grew up in,” he said.
Tickets at loganarts.com.au
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