Join us for a reading of I Am Mrs Daisy Bates, presented by Speckintime. This is a free event and all interested parties are welcome to attend.

Speckintime is developing a piece of theatre based on the extraordinary life of Tipperary woman Daisy Bates. There has been extensive research on the life of Daisy Bates with the aid of a number of international academics.

Daisy Bates was born in Co. Tipperary, Ireland in 1859, emigrating to Australia twenty-three years later. She worked as a governess, managed to marry three times without ever divorcing and had one child. However, she is best known for her decision to devote over 40 years of her life studying Aboriginal people – their history, culture, beliefs and customs. Living in a tent in remote settlements from Western Australia to the edge of the Nullarbor Plain, she wrote books, hundreds of academic papers and countless observations on the subject.

Her accounts, among the first attempts at a serious study of Aboriginal culture, were published by anthropological and geographical societies in Australia and overseas.

This project has been supported by Arts Council of Ireland, Australia Council of the Arts, Australian Embassy, Project Arts Centre, Kildare County Council, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, Riverbank Arts Centre and Irish Theatre Institute.

Co Writers: Melissa Nolan & Matthew Ralli

Performers:  Eimear Morrissey, Melissa Nolan, Madi O’Carrol

Director: Matthew Ralli   Dramaturg: Pamela Mc Queen

Warning – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised to use caution viewing this website page, as it contains images of deceased persons, which may cause sadness or distress