Stolen at Sydney Theatre Company illuminates five stories from the Stolen Generations

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Stolen is based on the real-life experiences of members of the Stolen Generations. Its message is as relevant now as when the play was first written nearly three decades ago.

The Wilman Noongar man used the show's monologue, "Can of Peas", as his audition for acting school, and 10 years later directed scenes from the show with the Aboriginal Performance students at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts ., a one-man show he co-wrote in 2015, which won him three awards at Melbourne Fringe: Best Emerging Indigenous Artist and two Tour Ready Awards, to take the show to New Zealand and South Australia.

Directing a new production of Stolen is an opportunity and responsibility that Michael doesn't take lightly. Harrison is now an acclaimed playwright, but Stolen was her first foray into writing for theatre, after years working as a copywriter. But for Michael's production, there is just one very large bed that the cast scrambles over, under and around. Likewise, the sole filing cabinet has been enlarged and doubles as another piece of the set for characters to climb.

"I have seen how that trauma has morphed and shifted throughout generations since her … not only was she robbed of so much, but also my grandmother was and my mother and me," Maynard says. Part of that healing also comes from being able to amplify the voices of Stolen Generations members who may not be able to speak about what happened to them.It has always been important for Stolen to amplify the voices of the Stolen Generations. When Stolen premiered at the Playbox Theatre in 1998, it was only one year after the

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