run, Only Drunks and Children Tell The Truth returns to Vancouver. Written by Indigenous playwright, Drew Hayden Taylor, the production focuses on an Indigenous family picking up the pieces following the Sixties Scoop: the period from 1965 to 1984 when thousands of Indigenous children were sent for adoption away from their homes. "It's a pretty important story I think for all of us," said director Columpa Bobb, a veteran of the play's original run. The play examines the themes of abandonment, reconciliation, identity, and cultural dissonance. (Emily Cooper)Although the play debuted in the 1990s, Bobb says its themes of reconcilliation and cultural dissonance are still relevant today.

Source: CBC News November 14, 2017 15:56 UTC