The Golden Age review " Tasmania's lost tribe challenges notions of primitivism
Sydney Theatre Company, SydneyA restaging of Louis Nowra's sweeping period drama hums with historical detail and pulls apart its own definitions of what is primitive or civilisedHow do we measure the success of a civilisation? By the monuments they built? By their ability to adapt to harsh environments? Or are there other yardsticks that should be used: their propensity for war and violence? The value they placed on …