ðə plˈeɪ wʌz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz əvə fˈɔːɹməl ɹˌɛkənsˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ænd nˌɑːt lˈɔŋ ˈæftɚɹ ˈiːnɑːks ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ hæd dˈaɪd ˌɔn mˈɪndʒɪɹˌɪbə ænd ˈiːnɑːk hæd pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn sˌʌm ʌvðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹˈaɪts ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð dˈɛθ ænd bˈɛɹɪəl.
The play was during the early years of a formal reconciliation process in Australia, and not long after Enoch's grandmother had died on Minjerribah and Enoch had participated in some of the ancient Aboriginal rites associated with death and burial.