A powerful work that reveals a true conversation between Indigenous Australia and Settler-Colonialism with wit, humour and respect – DOBBY.

Liam, a scholarship student from the Torres Strait is on his high school History excursion – a two-day trek across the Great Dividing Range, learning about the expedition by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson. As their guide Lionel draws attention to events often left out of the history books, tensions mount when Liam’s friend Max refuses to see how European settlement created anything but a pathway to progress for a newly forming nation.

Crossing the Divide is a vital conversation starter for anyone who calls Australia home, and asks the question: “Can we find a path to a more unified Australia, or will we always be divided?”

 

IN SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

This is an in-school performance and will not be performed at Riverside. If you’d like to book this incursion, please contact the education booking team at education_riverside@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au to enquire about available dates and times for your school. Once we have allocated your school’s date and time, we will invoice you for full payment, including the booking fee.

EDUCATION BOOKINGS & RESOURCES

IN SCHOOL BOOKINGS AVAILABLE IN TERM 2

10 June 2025 – 20 June 2025

EDUCATION TICKETS & PRICING

$1,760 per school (maximum 500 students) inclusive of GST plus a $6.95 booking fee.

SUITABLE FOR YEARS 7 – 12 (Stages 4 – 6) 

Curriculum Links and Resources
Download Crossing the Divide Curriculum Links

Online Education Bookings
This is an in school performance and will not be performed at Riverside. If you’d like to book this incursion please contact the education booking team at education_riverside@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au to enquire about available dates and times for you school. Once we have allocated your school its date and time we will email you an invoice for full payment including the booking fee.

For more details about How to Book, Excursion & Accessibility For Education

 

Shock Therapy Arts is proudly supported by the City of Gold Coast.

This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.