This section of the play details the character 's separate journeys as they begin to travel to the Broad Arrow Café in Port Arthur , where the massacre took place . Although they do not travel together , their stories intertwine as they interrupt and talk over the top of each other , contributing to Holloway 's intention of creating a musical quartet and chorus , as he outlines in the " Important Note to Actors and Director " . Adding to the character 's backstories , " The Arrival " continues to examine the trauma that the four characters are dealing with , as their arrival to the location of the massacre , Port Arthur , causes them to have flashbacks triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder . The characters continue to act as narrators for each other , revealing more and more small details of information with each line that passes . More information about the Port Arthur Massacre begins to come to light within a conversation between Character 1 and his father
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Port Arthur massacre (Australia)
Beyond the Neck