His Own Special Friend
A Brown’s Mart production
A play performed in Darwin in 1993 gets a long-overdue re-visit and re-read.
Join us for a Darwin Queer History Walking Tour that accompanies this performance on 31 May or 2 June. CLICK HERE to find out more.
His Own Special Friend by Dr Dino Hodge was a one-hour performance about the history of homosexual men in Darwin, an insight into the rubbing edge between frontier men of diverse sexuality and the development of gay sensibility in one of Australia’s most multicultural cities. Originally developed through historical records and oral histories, we’ll look back on the script, the men, and the town it was staged in.
Postponement: Keep Him My Heart
Brown’s Mart sends our deepest condolences to the Lee family with the recent incredibly sad news of the passing of Larrakia elder Tony Duwun Lee.
Tony was a deeply loved and respected artist who made a significant impact as a leader in our community, and he will be greatly missed.
Out of respect for the Lee family at this heartbreakingly difficult time, Brown’s Mart will be postponing one half of our PlayFull: Double Bill on Saturday 1 June: Keep Him My Heart by Gary Lee.
His Own Special Friend by Dr Dino Hodge will still be going ahead, commencing at 7:30pm.
We are committed to working with the Lee family towards sharing the PlayFull: Keep Him My Heart event with audiences later in the year.
Ticket-holders for Keep Him My Heart will have received an email with further instructions.
Saturday 1 June, 7.30PM
Duration 60 minutes with no intermission
Production note Contains use of projection, with dialogue that is sometimes through a microphone.
Content Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders are warned that this event will contain the names and photos of people who have died. Keep Him My Heart discusses themes of sex, sexuality, gender, and race, as well as utilising language typical for the time period from 1890-1990 in regards to race, sexuality, and gender that modern audiences may find distressing.
Access his show is wheelchair accessible and has seats at floor level and up-stairs. If you require floor seats alert Front of House for priority entry. CLICK HERE to read more about our venue's accessibility. This event will be interpreted in Auslan.
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