The Dreamers (play)

The play is about how Aboriginal family, the Wallitches, go through everyday life. The story takes place over a period of six months in the home of the family.^[1]

The play maintains an elegiac tone throughout for a tribal past, for a people one physically and spiritually in harmony with their world. ^{[citation needed]}

It was first performed on 2 February 1982 by the Swan River Stage Company at the Dolphin Theatre in Perth.^[1] Although first performed in 1982, the play is contemporary and can be understood in a current context. The play continues to be restaged by a range of companies, particularly companies with an indigenous focus.^[3]