The Charcoal Club
THE CHARCOAL CLUB ARE BACK!! Richard Frankland and The Charcoal Club are performing on the opening night of the 2013 Australian World Music Expo ( awme.com.au) on November 14 2013 at the Hi Fi Bar 125 Swanston Street Melbourne. Richard will be joined on stage by: Kavisha Mazella Monica Weightman Andrew O’Grady Anthony “Tok” Norris Michael Havir Lenny Ramoskos Bookings can be made on the Hi Fi Bar website...
read moreNational Indigenous Arts Awards
A great day and evening was had by all involved on May 27 2013 when Richard was honoured to receive an Australian Council for the Arts – National Indigenous Arts Award 2 year Fellowship. Richard stood proudly besides the others award recipients, Actor David Gulpilil, Photographer Rhonda Dick and Glassworker Jenni Kemarre Martiniello, and announced that he will use the fellowship to write an “abridged version of Indigenous history from invasion to today”. We will keep you posted on his progress. In the meantime follow...
read moreThe Brady Bunch
In November 2012 Richard Frankland’s latest play was presented as a work in progress as part of the La Mama’s annual Exploration Season. The story revolves around an Australian Indigenous Family living with the day on day repercussions of Lateral Violence. We have posted a snippet of the play for your viewing along with some dialogue from Richard and some of the cast members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5esN-BYn4Q If you are interested in staging this play for your School, Workplace or Community Group please contact us at...
read moreCourage
Have courage to act in all of the principles and to know when you have made mistakes so that you can know when to have humility.
read moreCompassion
Have compassion toward others so that you learn to be graceful with your spirit.
read moreIntegrity
Conduct yourself and act honestly at all times so that others may learn from you.
read moreLearn
Learn from all you hear, see and feel. This will inform you on who you are and who you can be.
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