Elephant stomps on traditional development practice

How will theatre company Back to Back adjust its joyful collective work to the sad disciplines of cinema development? They are about to find out.
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On a dark, bleak stage, the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh wants to recover the swastika, the symbol of divinity and spirituality stolen by the Nazis. The year is 1943, Ganesh is in Germany, and he has tracked down Adolf Hitler. 

At the same time, Brian Tilley and Simon Laherty are actors, part of Geelong’s Back to Back Theatre, which is a collaborative group of artists with intellectual disabilities. Together with artistic director Bruce Gladwin they have devised this project together. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.