Chasing The Lollyman Play Analysis

Chasing the Lollyman, an Australian, comedic, one-person play, communicates urban Aboriginal identity and effectively uses the elements of drama. The actor, Mark Sheppard, successfully applies the human context through characterisation and his constant focus during the show. His characterisation, with the use of minimalistic costumes and movement, effectively portrayed the dramatic meaning of the play and allowed the audience to understand the actor’s stories. By allowing the audience to understand, the director of the play, Liz Stitch, successfully brings up the stolen generation and the destruction of the community through the stories told by Sheppard. These stories with the exploration of the elements of drama, the dramatic meaning was conveyed and allowed the audience to identify what the play intended to communicate. Sheppard demonstrates his experiences with an aspect of the elements of

He continuously speaks about the Spirit of Australia and the elements of an Aboriginal. He addressed this concept in an act of a cooking show describing the how to make a Murray Fusion. Sheppard stated that, to make a Murray Fusion… you need to throw in some traditional language, aboriginal nose, and contemporary song lines. The use of these specific ingredients describes what it means to be aboriginal and why it is important to have these aspects. The use of a cooking show in the As well as a cook, he takes on the role of Australia’s future prime minister. Sheppard, while in the role of the Prime Minster, states about the lollies. This is a significant moment in the show, strongly communicates the dramatic meaning. As the speech continues, he mentions about aboriginality and brings up the concept of the stolen generation. He talks about the land that was taken from aboriginals and the unification between Australians and the indigenous