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Andrea James and James Henry. Photo: Blakground Productions

Script notes

The Black Woman of Gippsland

Script Notes with Andrea James and James Henry

Writer & Director Andrea James and Composer & Sound Designer James Henry discuss their script notes for The Black Woman of Gippsland.

By Emily Doyle

Learn from Writer & Director Andrea James and Composer & Sound Designer James Henry about how they use The Black Woman of Gippsland's script to bring the play to the stage.

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Commissioned and developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program, with the support of our Playwrights Giving Circle.

Melbourne Theatre Company acknowledges the support of The Ian Potter Foundation and the Department of Education, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program.