Tash and her Dad are going on a road trip. Home to Country – where thesky is higher, and the world stretches out forever. It’s a long way from the wide streets and big old houses of Tash’s childhood. Two black faces in a very white suburb. Dad still reckons he’s the King of Cool, but he’s an old fella now. This time, it’s Tash who’s behind the wheel – taking him home.
Which Way Home is a powerful story of love, legacy and the road home, making its WA debut at Subiaco Arts Centre from Tuesday, April 28 to Saturday, May 9.
Granted even more depth by the casting of real-life father and daughter Derek and Shaquita Nannup, this personal story offers profound insight into father-daughter relationships, challenging traditional ideas of parenthood.
Writer Katie Beckett drew on her own experience growing up with her single Aboriginal father after the loss of her mother at a young age in writing Which Way Home, written originally as her first play. “When something comes from the heart and it’s honest and truthful, that’s something you can’t hide. I gave my heart over to a piece of paper – and people have connected with that.”
Combining humour and heart in a moving exploration of family, identity and home, the play finally makes its WA debut with Yirra Yaakin after an extensive Australian tour in 2018.
Which Way Home performed by the Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company debuts at Subiaco Arts Centre from Tuesday, April 28, to Saturday, May 9. Tickets are on sale now from artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au.
