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Concussion
4 Male, 2 Female
Somewhere in a busy city, a Man wakes to discover he has forgotten his life He has no memory of the past and no clear sense of the present - he is concussed Or so he is told by a doctor - who may also…
Contemporary Australian Plays - The Hotel Sorrento & Dead White Males & Two & More
A collection of five plays by Australia's leading contemporary dramatists Subjects of the plays include an amusing look at academic absolutism, reconciliation in post-war Germany, and an experience of…
Contemporary Indigenous Plays
Five plays which illustrate that the rich tradition of indigenous storytelling is flourishing in contemporary Australian theatre ... Bitin' Back by Vivienne Cleven & Black Medea by Wesley Enoch & King…
Converging Realities - Feminism in Australian Theatre
This looks at the work of women theatre practitioners who express feminist ideas through their use of form Peta Tait identifies how women’s work in comic and physical styles, performed in unusual…
Cosi
5 Male, 2 Female
Set in a mental institution in 1970, Cosí is the second semi-autobiographical play from Nowra in recent years. Following the outstanding success of Summer of the Aliens, in Cosí Lewis makes further progress.…
Crazy Brave
4 Male, 2 Female
Alice is crazy brave—a member of a political group trying to bring change through the guerilla tactics of urban nuisance This award-winning play is about three characters forced to find their own definition…
Crossfire
2 Male, 4 Female
By comparing family life in the 1910s with the 1970s, Crossfire raises sensitive questions about women’s imprisonment by, and liberation from, domestic structures - See also Plays of the 70s Volume…
Crow
7 Male, 2 Female
The epic story of a woman named Crow who fought the Government for years to win back a tin mine that was rightfully hers. Set in Darwin in 1942 with a cast of characters from diverse backgrounds and cultures.…
Daisy in the Dreamtime - NOT CANADA
3 Male, 3 Female
In 1913, an Irish émigré, Daisy Bates, pitched a tent in the Australian outback and lived there with the aborigines for 30 years She fed them, doctored them, and recorded their stories and rituals She…
David Williamson - Collected Plays - Volume II - A Handful of Friends & The Club & The Department & Travelling North
More plays from this century’s most popular Australian playwright. This collection contains A Handful of Friends, The Club, The Department and Travelling North. 1 Act - 2M, 3W & 2 Acts - 6M &…
Dead Heart
Large Mixed Cast Male, 2 Female
Dead Heart dramatically portrays some of the many complex issues facing both black and white Australians in the 1990s as a nation attempts to come to terms with its past and to address the problems of…
Dead White Males
5 Male, 6 Female
Postmodernism versus Liberal Humanism - a debate with humour in the Williamson style. The script of David Williamson’s new play includes an introduction from the playwright and opposing views from…
Dinkum Assorted
0 Male, Large Mixed Cast Female
In winter 1942, when 2,000 American airmen are stationed near the small town of Warrabadanga, fifteen female workers battle to keep the biscuits baking. This rousing musical comedy is an entertaining slice…
Dirty Laundry & Moon Babies
The story of a young Vietnamese man trying to make a fresh start after being imprisoned on drug charges In between seeking reconciliation with his mother and doing battle with the ghosts of his past, Hung…
Diving For Pearls
2 Male, 3 Female
A glossy resort grows in place of the old community of steel-workers and two ordinary people make some incongruous attempts to adjust to the new world. Barbara, doggedly optimistic; Den, painfully resentful,…
Don’s Party
6 Male, 5 Female
On election night 1969, Don and Kath give a party to watch the results. As the tide turns against Labor, the bawdy good cheer palls and the faded ideals and disappointed hopes of the characters begin to…
Don’t Say the Words
After a decade under siege a city has finally fallen Ten years of rage have taken their toll For an officer returning from this epic overseas campaign, it’s time to put the horrors of battle behind…
Don’t Tell Me - Show Me - Directors Talk About Acting
A collection of informal interviews with Australian directors of stage, film, and TV, talking about actors and acting This is not a "how to act" book, nor is it a series of profiles of the directors, but…
Dust
Large Mixed Cast Male, 9 Female
A man and his lost daughter, grappling with grief, guilt and desire for a better world, seek out each other amid the debris of a broken civilisation. Once again, in the intimate envirmonment of personal…
Emerald City
3 Male, 3 Female
A fast-moving commentary on contemporary urban mores and the rivalries and passions to be encountered on the road to success. Colin, a screen writer, and his wife Kate, a publisher, move to the Emerald…
Essington Lewis - I Am Work
6 Male, 2 Female
A dramatic reconstruction of the life of the legendary mastermind behind BHP with a vivid, diverse and eccentric array of characters. Winner of the 1985 Sydney Critics’ Circle Award. Lyrics by Allan…
Ethnicities - Plays from the New West
House of Sacred Cows by Padma Viswanathan & Mo Dad I'm Living with a White Girl by Marty Chan & Elephant Wake by Jonathan Christenson & Joey Tremblay Intercultural issues in Canada's new West are faced…
Europe & On Top Of The World
A young Australian, in pursuit of a middle-European actress, triggers a series of emotional revelations. The second play centres on an elderly man isolated in a high-rise apartment on the Gold Coast when…
Falling From Grace
2 Male, 5 Female
The latest play from the writer of Hotel Sorrento is about women in medicine, the media and the office. Best friends in a professional world, they juggle careers, children and lovers. These women…
