Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 09:30 am to 11:15 am UTC+10:00

Jezzine Barracks | North Ward

North Australian Festival of Arts
Publisher/HostNorth Australian Festival of Arts
Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025
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𝐁𝐒𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐍𝐨 𝐁π₯𝐚𝐧𝐀𝐞𝐭𝐬
A high-energy rock-β€˜n’-roll theatre experience celebrating Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher’s journey with the Warumpi Band.
Featuring iconic hits like Blackfella/Whitefella, My Island Home and Jailanguru Pakarnu, this epic show blends powerful storytelling in English, Luritja and Gumatj with music that gets you stomping, clapping and singing along.
πŸ—“ Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct, 7:30 PM – 9:15 PM
πŸ“ Jezzine Barracks, North Ward, Townsville
🎟 FREE EVENT - no bookings required | All ages
For more info, visit: https://tickets.nafa-tsv.com.au/Events/Big-Name-No-Blankets
π€π›π¨π«π’π π’π§πšπ₯ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 π“π¨π«π«πžπ¬ π’π­π«πšπ’π­ 𝐈𝐬π₯𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐒𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐑𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐑𝐒𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐒𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩π₯𝐞 𝐰𝐑𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.
Presented by ILBIJERRI Theatre Company and the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA)
By Andrea James with Anyupa Butcher and Sammy Tjapanangka Butcher
Co-Directed by Dr Rachael Maza AM & Anyupa Butcher
π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘—π‘’π‘π‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΊπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘'𝑠 π‘€π‘Žπ‘—π‘œπ‘Ÿ πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘  πΌπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’, π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Ž, 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  𝐹𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π΄π‘‘π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π΅π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦, 𝑖𝑛 π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΌπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™π‘  𝐼𝑛𝑐., π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝑅𝐼𝑆𝐼𝑁𝐺, 𝑆𝑦𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑦 πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™, π·π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘€π‘–π‘› πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™, π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘’ πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™, π΄π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘π‘’ πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž πΉπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘Žπ‘™.
𝐼𝐿𝐡𝐼𝐽𝐸𝑅𝑅𝐼 𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΊπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π΄π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘Ž, 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘–π‘›π‘£π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘› πΊπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‰π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Ž.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘—π‘’π‘π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘™π‘¦ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‡π‘–π‘š πΉπ‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘Žπ‘₯ 𝐴𝐢 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΊπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž πΉπ‘Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘Žπ‘₯ 𝐴𝐢.
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