Leah Purcell

Adapted for the stage by acclaimed actor-writer-director Leah Purcell, Is That You, Ruthie? The Play brings Ruth Hegarty's iconic memoir to a new audience. In the 1930s, a family seeking refuge from the Depression arrived at Queensland's oppressive Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission. Unbeknownst to them, they were stepping into a life dictated by 'The Act'. The eldest daughter, Ruby (Buthalangi), and...

The Drover's Wife is now in cinemas, from Leah Purcell, named as one of the 100 figures shaping Australia's creative future. The novel is utterly authentic, brilliantly plotted, thoroughly harrowing, and entirely of our times, exploring race, gender, violence, and inheritance. Deep in the heart of Australia's high country, along an ancient, hidden track, live Molly Johnson and her children....

The semi-autobiographical story of Leah Purcell - or her alter ego Stephanie - traces the events of her life growing up on an impoverished Aboriginal mission in Queensland. Despite the poverty, violence, lack of education and opportunity, Stephanie is nurtured through the love of her family. Box the Pony beautifully captures Stephanie's journey, highlighting the resilience and strength that define...

Survival, truth telling and hope . . . A unique and powerful illustrated book inspired by Leah Purcell's bestselling novel The Drover's Wife. A yarn of bonding and the sharing of stories that celebrates the impact of a good man and a strong role model, and stands as a testament to the hardships and resilience of Australia's First Nations peoples....