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WA Museum Boola Bardip

Yirra Yaarnz Writers' Group

Dates

Friday 7 November | 6pm - 7.30pm
Saturday 8 November | 6pm - 7.30pm

Dates
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Ages
13+
Cost

Free | Registration Required

Age

+13 years

Site access information

WA Museum Boola Bardip is fully accessible. Call 1300 134 081 for assistance. Accessible resources and programs >

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Discover tomorrow's storytellers with Yirra Yaakin

Join Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company for two powerful days of play readings that celebrate fresh voices and bold stories from emerging Aboriginal playwrights in Western Australia. 

Experience the creative energy of the Yirra Yaarnz Writers’ Group, an intensive program nurturing the next wave of Aboriginal talent. Guided by award-winning playwrights Polly Low and Hellie Turner, this presentation highlights the cultural significance of storytelling within Aboriginal culture. 

Yirra Yaarnz Writers’ Group is proudly supported by Woodside Energy, Wesfarmers Arts, Healthway, WA Museum Boola Bardip and Lavan.

Meet the team 

Facilitators

Polly Low and Hellie Turner

Writers

Alana Dooley (A Christmas Warble)
Barb Hostalek (Funny Business)
Daen Hannan-Murray (The Empty Ledger)
Kalarni Murray (Where will it end?)
Karwin Murray (What Kind of Mother)
Kobi Morrison (Anthropologies)
Megan Ugle (Broken Home)
Narelle Thorne and Michelle White  (MadSings)
Oli Hughes (All Choked Up)

Image credit: Dana Weeks