My Father the Whale

· Bolinda · Narrated by Ayesha Gibson
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9 hr 40 min
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For nine-year-old Ruby, travelling the country with her charismatic father Mitch and busking for a living is the only life she's ever known. Mitch has been the centre of Ruby's world since she was a baby, and much as she's curious about her mother who died soon after Ruby was born, talk of her is taboo. When repairs to their ageing Kombi strand them in a small coastal town, Ruby is drawn to the town and its people and gains a glimpse of family life starkly different to her own. But when Mitch is ready to leave, Ruby is caught between her loyalty to her father and the safety of the place that's offered her a taste of normal life, causing a rift between them that will take years to heal. When Mitch sweeps back in town and into Ruby's adult life, his arrival is like a tidal wave, bringing more questions as Ruby grapples with the legacy of her childhood. For her, the only way forward is to confront the past and the secret of a mother Ruby's never known ... and what Mitch was escaping when he set out for a life on the road.

About the author

Ayesha Gibson began her career as a teenage tree in Beauty and The Beast for Fame Theatre Company and it has only gone up from there. On stage she has completed 5 seasons as Alice in Alice in Wonderland for Australian Shakespeare company, toured the new Australian comedy Highly Flammable Love to the Adelaide Fringe, and played Ellie in Bitten By productions revival of The Critic. Behind the scenes she recently directed Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s production of King Lear. In addition to her work on the stage she has made strides forward in film with recent credits including Avocado Toast (Oscar Thornburg), Spreadsheet (Paramount), and Savage River (ABC). She has also worked in VoiceOver, most recently as the voice of Fed Square’s 2020 docuseries. Ayesha is a 2016 federation university arts academy graduate and is represented by Ian White Management.

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