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Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025, 11 October | Event in North Ward | AllEvents

Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025

North Australian Festival of Arts

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Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 am
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Jezzine Barracks

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Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 am to 11:15 am (AEST)

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Jezzine Barracks

Townsville Art Society-Art at Jezzine Gallery, North Ward QLD 4810, Australia, North Ward

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Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025
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

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Big Name, No Blankets | NAFA 2025
Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 am