The week before the Voice referendum, Wesley Enoch felt a shadow approaching. ‘Opinion, emotion and scepticism have their place, but we should be wary of these things replacing wisdom, empathy and a future-focused discussion,’ he said then.
It is almost 30 years since he built The 7 Stages of Grieving with Deborah Mailman, as a young Quandamooka man at the old Metro Arts Theatre in Edward Street, Brisbane. That show and many others have an enduring legacy for Enoch as a playwright and director. The Sunshine Club, The Sapphires, The Story of the Miracles at Cookie’s Table, STOLEN and Black Diggers have remained part of Australia’s theatrical thumbprint.
