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The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker

Clancestry The Visitors

23 - 26 Jul 2025
Playhouse
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$79 - $89 *
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1 hour 15 minutes
no interval, subject to change without notice

Visitors leave. Right?

By Jane Harrison
Directed by Wesley Enoch

On a sweltering day in January 1788, seven clan leaders gather on a sandstone escarpment overlooking the harbour. The attendees, six of them Elders and one new initiate, catch-up, laugh together, share a meal and compare notes. But beyond the friendly banter, protocols, and hospitality, a momentous decision is waiting to be made.

A mysterious fleet of giant nawi is amassing in the harbour and as they creep closer, these seven representatives must choose unanimously: whether to send these strangers on their way or welcome them?

Having recently been awarded Best Mainstage Production and Best Ensemble at the 2023 Sydney Theatre Awards, The Visitors by Muruwari playwright Jane Harrison, and directed by one of Australia’s most celebrated directors, Quandamooka man Wesley Enoch, comes to QPAC for a strictly limited season.

Co-produced by Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company, The Visitors is at once a riveting, deeply researched insight into one of the most impactful and painful days in Australia’s history, and a hugely entertaining study of how communities respond to change and the unknown.

The Visitors is part of Clancestry. Find out more here.

  • ★★★★★
    An outstanding cast of zealous actors demonstrate unequivocally the resilience and the indomitability of the communities that they represent so gloriously. Their chemistry is immaculate, in a show that speaks with a beautifully harmonious sense of solidarity.
    Suzy Goes See
  • Powerful, authentic First Nations storytelling.
    The Guardian
  • ★★★★★
    A powerful and contemplative performance that challenges the mind and moves the heart.
    Time Out 
  • ★★★★★
    An outstanding cast of zealous actors demonstrate unequivocally the resilience and the indomitability of the communities that they represent so gloriously. Their chemistry is immaculate, in a show that speaks with a beautifully harmonious sense of solidarity.
    Suzy Goes See
  • Powerful, authentic First Nations storytelling.
    The Guardian
  • ★★★★★
    A powerful and contemplative performance that challenges the mind and moves the heart.
    Time Out 
  • ★★★★★
    An outstanding cast of zealous actors demonstrate unequivocally the resilience and the indomitability of the communities that they represent so gloriously. Their chemistry is immaculate, in a show that speaks with a beautifully harmonious sense of solidarity.
    Suzy Goes See

Important Information

Age Recommendation

Recommended for ages 13+.

Warning

This performance contains infrequent coarse language, themes of racial violence, descriptions of violence, intergenerational trauma and theatrical haze.  

Please Note

Please be advised, this production may contain voices and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away. 

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Purchase a ticket at QPAC in 2025 and go in the draw to win a Hyundai TUCSON Hybrid, thanks to Hyundai – proud Principal Partner of QPAC.

To enter the competition, submit an entry form via the QPAC 40 Giveaway competition page. Terms and conditions apply.

Playhouse Access Guide

The Playhouse access guide [PDF, 462KB] provides information on what you can expect while visiting QPAC.

Presented by QPAC as part of Clancestry

A Moogahlin Performing Arts and Sydney Theatre Company production

This event is part of the QPAC 40 program, celebrating 40 years of joy, inclusion, gathering and stories.

Gallery

  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2024 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2024 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2024 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker
  • The Visitors featuring the 2023 cast Image by Stephen Wilson Barker

Cast

  • John Blair: Nucoorilma, Gamilaroi
  • Zoe Walters: Anmatyerre
  • Sean Dow: Gunggandji, Birigubba
  • James Slee: Kuku Yalanji, Goa
  • Stephen Geronimos: Gamilaroi
  • Beau Dean Riley Smith: Wiradjuri, Gamilaraay
  • Najwa Adams: Birri Gubba

Creatives

  • Playwright Jane Harrison
  • Director Wesley Enoch
  • Set and Costume Designer Elizabeth Gadsby
  • Lighting Designer Karen Norris
  • Composer and Sound Designer Brendon Boney
  • Associate Director 2023 Liza-Mare Syron
  • Cultural Liaison Aunty Yvonne Simms
  • Dharug/Dharawal Linguist Corina Norman
  • Dharug Linguist/Coach Jordan Ryan-Hennessey
  • Associate Designer Shana O’Brien

Accessibility

For wheelchair users, Companion Card holders or those requiring assistance, dedicated seating options are available, and bookings can be made through our Call Centre by giving us a call on 136 246. You can also find information on access and accessibility at QPAC here.

To book the below accessibility enhanced performances please call QPAC Group Sales on 07 3840 7466 or email groups@qpac.com.au. You can find a full list of accessibility enhanced performances including Audio-Described / Auslan Interpreted / Captioned / Relaxed / Tactile tours here.

Tactile Tour

Tactile tours offer blind and low-vision patrons the chance to touch and examine props and costumes and hear the cast and crew describe the visual aspects of the production. Please meet pre-show at 12pm at the Playhouse Theatre Cloakroom.

  • Sat 26 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM

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