A powerful show inspired by true events inside Victoria’s justice system.
Created by Essence Theatre Productions in collaboration with Ngā Mātai Pūrua Inc., The Yellow Line is a gripping, large‑scale theatrical work exploring identity, justice and redemption through a Māori and Pasifika lens.
Inspired by real events at Port Phillip Prison — set to close amid major prison reforms — The Yellow Line follows Jordan, a young Pasifika prison officer tasked with teaching haka to inmates.
As Jordan walks the literal and metaphorical “yellow line” between guard and prisoner, the performance asks urgent questions about culture, belonging and the possibility of change within systems not designed to hold humanity at their centre.
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