The Dreamers is a play written by Jack Davis. The play is set in Western Australia. The story takes place over a period of six months in the home of the Wallitch family. It was first performed on 2 February 1982 by the Swan River Stage Company at the Dolphin Theatre, Perth. Although first performed in 1982, the play is contemporary and can be understood in a current context.
The play maintains an elegiac tone throughout for a tribal past, for a people one physically and spiritually in harmony with their world.
Jack Davis wrote this play to influence public opinion and bring about improvement in the Aboriginal situation.
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The play features the following characters: