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Adapted by Vanessa Bates from Gabrielle Wang's award-winning novel, A Ghost in My Suitcase is an action-packed adventure story that crosses cultural and spiritual worlds. Twelve-year-old Celeste -...

When a young girl is murdered at the hands of one of her male contemporaries, what is the aftermath? How will her friends cope? How can such violence be understood? Written for Freewheels TIE Theatre...

'Rabbits don't talk Mr Wertheim. They keep their stupid mouths shut or they get whacked on the head with a shovel... learn to be a rabbit.' Johann's super-sized rabbits are his pride and joy. Much to...

With the help of her 'boomer' parents, Sophia takes the giant leap into the property market - but it's all about the fine print. And a global pandemic means a brand new deal. Now Sophia and Greg (her...

'Failure is not on the whiteboard.' Feel like you're drowning in paperwork? Beaten by the impenetrable weight of office bureaucracy? Adrift in a sea of jargon? You're not alone. Andrew, former rock...

'We hit Cairo like a train! ... Every dirty little alley, every dusty back-room bar. The pyramids are marvellous, but I could spend the rest of my days quite happily in the arms of your temptation.'...

Local baker Ely is not letting anything get in the way of fulfilling customer demand for her Bubi's famous Polish gingerbread. Not her family's impending Chrismukkah celebrations; not the imminent...

Lewis Carroll's whirling, fantastical masterpiece is faithfully and beautifully recreated as a non-stop, madcap theatrical adventure for the whole family. This classic kids' tale is now an all-new...

Studying comes naturally to Sam, but Danny finds it more difficult. Linda thinks Jenny is wasting her time while Cathy regrets not working harder. And all the parents are anxious... In All Stops Out,...

It's 2007. At 45, Lisa is fighting growing feelings for Tom that threaten to rob her of Dan, the person she's always loved most in the world. She wants Tom badly, but she can't (or won't) tell him...

It was the 7.57 on the Upfield line. The 8.02 on the Mernda line. The 6.22 on the Craigieburn face to face, groin to bum, armpit to armpit. On the morning commute. A single mother struggles with her...

'Who here can tell what law we owe the dead?' Antigone, daughter of Oedipus, is a child of war. Thousands of years ago she asked a question: What do we do with the body of the enemy when this enemy...

Arki hasn't been sleeping well. At night, he is haunted by visions of fallen bodies. Arki isn't a soldier, nor a general, nor a civilian caught in the crossfire. He loves to game. And it's all just a...

Tasmania, now. Boyd has been walking a tightrope for years-balancing responsibilities to Land and People with the simple business of making a living. But there's something happening, he can sniff it...

Lally Katz is on a journey. She's left Australia behind and she's in the country of her childhood, trying to find a way back to when things were innocent. Her relationships are chaotic, her...

Australia in 50 Plays is Julian Meyrick's lively and accessible account of the remarkable relationship between our national drama and our national life, examining fifty outstanding plays of diverse...

After nearly losing his mind in the abandon of 1960s America, young Danny finds his way again with the help of an enigmatic sensei. At a New Jersey karate dojo, he and other mislaid souls make their...

Since 2015, the Australian government has raised an estimated $2.1bn in debt from Centrelink clients in a manner which the Federal Court has since ruled 'unlawful'. Known as the Robodebt scandal, the...

'I want to be extreme Unreasonably rude I like to spit and scream Inappropriately crude I drink St Agnes Brandy In a paper cup with ice And when I'm feeling randy Don't expect me to be nice High...

Plumage! Puns! Political incorrectness gone mad! Griffin Theatre Company is proud to present: Blaque Showgirls! A lonely kid in rural Australia, fair-skinned Sarah Jane Jones is deathly sure of two...

'Mostly it feels like you don't know-like you're reaching for something that you can't quite grab. Some writers talk about their fear of the blank page, but the playwright who draws work from life...

Written in Australian poetic vernacular, Boy Out of the Country tells a story of land, family and belonging. A family property, worthless for generations, is suddenly zoned as part of a regional...

I tried dying and it didn't work ... I might as well try living. Struggling actor David can't get enough-of anything. Alcohol, drugs, women, gambling-whatever it takes to escape the bark of the black...

Mob can't survive like that, you can't survive like that. We gotta talk to each other, as hard as it is, 'cause I guarantee you, that phone will ring and you'll have to say goodbye again. This play...

Written in the 1920s, Brumby Innes confronts the turbulent relations between the sexes and the races in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is published with another Prichard play from...

A whimsical window into the magnificent mind of Jane Austen. "Seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken." - Jane Austen Jane Austen's life was censored by...

Everyone knows that friendships made in bathrooms are ones that last for life.' Cactus is a brutally funny, heartbreakingly honest new play for anyone who is or ever has been a teenager. This timely...

'You are afraid to die? Yes, everyone is! But to die as lovers may die to die together, so that they may live together?'Carmilla is a ghost story for theatre, enmeshing spoken word and through...

A man kneels by his dive gear. It's late afternoon on the Limestone Coast. He has a story to tell. It starts in the water. A powerful, visceral and form-busting new work by award-winning South...

Young actor Breythe left Kalgoorlie dreaming of a dazzling career. Now he's found himself starring in a controversial Australia Day ad that pays big, but draws the ire of his mob. Racism is subtle...