All the Rage
3 male, 1 female
It’s London 2012, and the greatest show on earth is about to commence. But deep beneath the stadium a terrible beauty stirs. The boys are going back to war.
But war, like love, is easier to start than to stop. And just like the games, not everyone will play by the rules.
"Clever in its wordplay and shocking in its brutality. A blistering comedy. All the Rage is daring and well-written." aussietheatre.com.au
"This is a very good play." Kevin Jackson's theatre diary
It’s London 2012, and the greatest show on earth is about to commence. But deep beneath the stadium a terrible beauty stirs. The boys are going back to war.
But war, like love, is easier to start than to stop. And just like the games, not everyone will play by the rules.
"Clever in its wordplay and shocking in its brutality. A blistering comedy. All the Rage is daring and well-written." aussietheatre.com.au
"This is a very good play." Kevin Jackson's theatre diary
Rock Paper Scissors
3 male
Pat and Ronnie work the lighthouse at Shetland's Muckle Flugga – neighbour to 46,000 gannets and 200,000 puffins and the gale force winds fuel waves that lash the rock above the deep North Sea. Vegetarian ex-student Dougie lands, the newest keeper of the light.
But Dougie didn’t do lighthouse lore at uni. So maybe his eyes will get pecked out by a bonxie, he'll be attacked by a basking shark, or Davy Jones may come calling. Meantime he’s got his hands full with Ronnie’s malevolence and Pat’s creepy homeliness. As the walls close in on the trio, they play Rock Paper Scissors to determine who is king for the day.
"This is Pinter, Beckett and Monty Python in a very tall barrel." Playwriting Australia
"Spot-on writing from John AD Fraser. It may be a pretty tedious game, but Rock Paper Scissors makes for excellent theatre." Sophie Tarr, Concrete Playground
Pat and Ronnie work the lighthouse at Shetland's Muckle Flugga – neighbour to 46,000 gannets and 200,000 puffins and the gale force winds fuel waves that lash the rock above the deep North Sea. Vegetarian ex-student Dougie lands, the newest keeper of the light.
But Dougie didn’t do lighthouse lore at uni. So maybe his eyes will get pecked out by a bonxie, he'll be attacked by a basking shark, or Davy Jones may come calling. Meantime he’s got his hands full with Ronnie’s malevolence and Pat’s creepy homeliness. As the walls close in on the trio, they play Rock Paper Scissors to determine who is king for the day.
"This is Pinter, Beckett and Monty Python in a very tall barrel." Playwriting Australia
"Spot-on writing from John AD Fraser. It may be a pretty tedious game, but Rock Paper Scissors makes for excellent theatre." Sophie Tarr, Concrete Playground
The Last Great Roadhouse in Paradise
3 female, 2 male
Paradise is in bad decline. The once thriving remote Queensland town is down to just three inhabitants. Mother and daughter Holly and Ivy run the Roadhouse, drumming up business by leaving nails in the road for passing cars. Ned hasn't done much farming since the drought began and he was accused of killing his wife, Marlene.
When American scientist Cindy gets stranded, she calls in Davo, a policeman with a penchant for Columbo. He's determined to get to the bottom of the mysteries. And he might just be dumb enough to pull it off.
One thing is certain. Paradise will never be the same again.
Paradise is in bad decline. The once thriving remote Queensland town is down to just three inhabitants. Mother and daughter Holly and Ivy run the Roadhouse, drumming up business by leaving nails in the road for passing cars. Ned hasn't done much farming since the drought began and he was accused of killing his wife, Marlene.
When American scientist Cindy gets stranded, she calls in Davo, a policeman with a penchant for Columbo. He's determined to get to the bottom of the mysteries. And he might just be dumb enough to pull it off.
One thing is certain. Paradise will never be the same again.
A matter of life and death
2 female, 2 male
A matter of life and death
The birth of a handicapped child, the mercy killing of an old lover and what to do about international mass killing. Four characters wrestle with matters of life and death. Who will be fearless, and who will duck the hard choices?
A matter of life and death is the story of sides – how we take them, what we choose, and what it means to be fearless.
“A matter of life and death is a play worth seeing.” Weekend Notes
2 female, 2 male
A matter of life and death
The birth of a handicapped child, the mercy killing of an old lover and what to do about international mass killing. Four characters wrestle with matters of life and death. Who will be fearless, and who will duck the hard choices?
A matter of life and death is the story of sides – how we take them, what we choose, and what it means to be fearless.
“A matter of life and death is a play worth seeing.” Weekend Notes