A musical ensemble performs on a stage with dramatic blue lighting and smoke effects, featuring musicians playing an accordion and a violin.
Moogahlin Performing Arts

The Last Shot

Written by Troy J Russell
Directed by Lily Shearer

Premiering at Sydney Festival 2022, The Last Shot brings composer Troy J Russell’s exploration of his Gamillaroi ancestors’ stories to the stage through heart-racing folk-like songs and storytelling. Based on true events, this is a musical tale of unbridled love and tragedy, from NSW’s First Peoples leading performing arts company.

A musician wearing a hat and glasses plays an acoustic guitar on stage, illuminated by coloured stage lights.

ABOUT THE SHOW

Inspired by true events, The Last Shot is a musical folk tale of heartache and tragedy in colonial times, shedding

light onto the dark history of so-called Australia. Star-crossed lovers Jimmy and Florrie take flight through Gomeroi Country, seeking refuge with strangers. After an eventful night of singing and dancing at the local camp, a tragic twist of fate catapults these two lovers into a whirlwind of turmoil as the audience follows a tracker in pursuit of revenge. From romance to chaos, permeated with truth and honesty. 

Premiering at Sydney Festival 2022, The Last Shot brings composer Troy J Russell’s exploration of his Gamillaroi ancestors’ stories to the stage through heart-racing folk-like songs and storytelling. From Moogahlin, NSW’s leading First Peoples performing arts company, The Last Shot was first developed at the Yellamundie Festival in 2021.

Dress in the regalia of yesteryear and step back into a world of swaggies, fireside yaans and good old-fashioned bush dance halls. Following the evening performance the theatre transforms into a lively dance hall, where you can kick off your shoes and dance the night away to the sounds of the band in a joyful celebration of days gone by.

ABOUT MOOGAHLIN PERFORMING ARTS

Moogahlin Performing Arts is a leading First Peoples performing arts company that is co-located on Gadigal country in Redfern and on Ngemba country in Brewarrina NSW. They play a vital role in the ecology of the national performing arts sector in First Peoples new work development and presentation, advocacy for First Peoples cultural arts, and employment and career pathways for First Peoples. Learn more: moogahlin.org

A man with a beard and curly hair stands on stage, bathed in light. Behind him, a large projection of a sepia-toned portrait of a person's face is displayed on a curtain.
The Last Shot - Production Image 2
An audience sits at tables in a dimly lit room adorned with colorful string lights, watching a performance on a stage with a black backdrop.
A singer with dreadlocks and a red feather boa stands before a vintage microphone, singing with eyes closed. In the blurry background, musicians play instruments under blue stage lights.
A trio of performers on stage, a woman with braided hair and a hat sings into a vintage microphone, a man in a vest and fedora plays a ukulele, and another woman with dreadlocks and a red feather boa sings into a microphone.

Production Photography by Jamie James.

Touring

May 2027

CREDITS 
Director Lily Shearer (Murrawarri/Ngemba)
Composer/Writer/Performer Troy J Russell (Biripi/Gamillaroi)
Moogahl Players (Talent) John Blair - Narrator (Nucoorilma/Gamilaroi), Jonathan Bruhl, Leila Hamilton
Production Manager Becky Russell

If you are interested in touring get in contact!

Arts on Tour
02 8038 1880
touring@artsontour.com.au