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The Mission

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A powerful yet forgotten Australian story, that uncovers our past to reveals who we are today.

THE MISSION follows the journey of “Fighting Gunditjmara” man, Allan McDonald – one of the first Aboriginal soldiers from Victoria to enlist for war. He fought at Gallipoli and Beersheba, only to be denied a soldier’s settlement on his ultimate return to Australia and forced from his land at the Lake Condah
Mission. This captivating and rollicking story, told by his great, great nephew, Gunditjmara man Tom Molyneux, tells the truth of Uncle Allan’s struggle; fighting for Country, for love, and for justice.

Tom Molyneux / The Space Company.

The Space Company is an award-winning creative team making original theatre shows for touring across
Australia and beyond. We create shows that make people think – offering a mirror to a changing world,
as a challenger of the status quo. Our shows are grounded in place and community. We explore the
boundaries between fact and fiction, reality and digital, past, present, and future – and respectfully
acknowledge that we live, work and create on Wadawurrung Country in Geelong.

Warnings: includes adult themes, occasional coarse language, smoke, and scenes depicting war and violence. ‘The Mission’ contains depictions of, and reference to, Aboriginal people who have passed away. It also describes confronting content in relation to the massacre, dispossession, and mistreatment of First Nations Peoples.


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