Anarchic and inspired comedy in which a kidnapped heiress proves to be a more competent criminal than those who abducted her. An adaptation of Il ratto della Francesca, one of Fo’s great Italian farces written for and with Franca Rame.

'I should have kept my mouth shut, I should have said nothing.'

Eddie’s a handyman, Doreen keeps a clean house, John’s got a new hat and Paul’s back from college — but the Jacksons are living under siege. Sudden violence blows open their lives in the latest darkly comic play from Simon Bent, whose other acclaimed work includes Sugar Sugar, Bad Company and Goldhawk Road.

In a suburban pub bistro on a Friday night three office workers – Dympie, Paula and Monika – are desperately seeking a good night out. At an adjoining table are Gordon, recently abandoned by his wife, and Stephen, looking for something more than the usual one night stand. As the night proceeds, inhibitions and social restraint disappear, exposing the foibles, pain and humour of the characters' inner lives.
An acutely observed but tender-hearted account of relationships and behaviour.

‘An Australian comedy of sharp and black social comment, full of wry insights.’ Sun-Herald

Cast : 2M, 3F

Performance Rights : HLA Management Pty Ltd

Alex is marking time while awaiting his school results—body surfing, watching TV and playing pool are meanwhile his primary concerns. So he’s not prepared for the girl with the nose-ring who cuts past him on a wave and draws him into a new way of looking at the world. Adapted from a novel by Nick Earls.

Cast : 4M, 3F

Performance Rights : Kubler Auckland Management www.kublerauckland.com

A black comedy that demonstrates Nowra's early preoccupation with isolation and the exercise of power through imagination. An amnesiac takes shelter with an urban hermit.

Published with Inner Voices

Cast : 2M

Performance Rights : HLA Management Pty Ltd www.hlamanagement.com.au

In a moment of glory at the 1968 Olympics, an Australian rowing team known as 'The Four Amigos' won bronze. It was lifetime bonding material.

Or so it seemed. Thirty-five years later only two of the Amigos keep in touch. Jim is a wealthy banker with a young, beautiful wife and seems to have it all. His friend Dick, a heart surgeon, has something that Jim covets: a sterling reputation. When the two mates meet up in Port Douglas with their wives, they have competing personal agendas. Then Steven, a third Amigo, turns up, ready to expose the past.

A savagely funny play that hinges on the subtle aggression and unacknowledged dependencies of male friendship — and the angst and irritation created for those on the sidelines.

Cast : 3M, 2F

Performance Rights : Cameron Cresswell Management www.cameronsmanagement.com.au

'I'm sitting here trying to think about important stuff and you're zappin' me with lust rays — juicin' me up when I'm tryin' to focus on my English. You gotta stop that shit.'

It's Jay's first day at St Peter's and two things are clear — one, she doesn't fit in, and two, neither does anyone else. Everyone has a story to tell: Patsy the 'baby borrower', Brendan the motor-mouth perve, and the live-wire Lanny, who could erupt at any time. What's Jay's story and why won't she tell it? Commissioned by Soho Theatre Company, Badnuff is a brutally funny new play.

A wry, anarchic farce about women with a passion for passion.

Published in Passion: Six New Short Plays by Australian Women

Cast : 1M, 3F

Performance Rights : Currency Press

‘Sydney and drag form a natural alliance—the brisk, glittering city on the edge of a stunning harbour and the glamorous, biting performance style that thumbs its nose at convention.‘

So begins Langley’s journey into the world of Sydney drag, a performance culture that has become internationally famous.

In this lavishly illustrated book we meet some of the city’s leading contemporary performers—Claire de Lune, Vanity Faire, Polly Petrie, Mitzi Macintosh, Dorreen Manganini, Verushka Darling, Maxi Shield, Miss 3D, Joyce Maynge and Portia Turbo—and the men behind them. Through a series of candid portraits the artists detail their backgrounds and skills, the rituals that precede their performances, and the relationship between the private and public personas. A fascinating book which illuminates the appeal of drag to a wide audience and celebrates its contribution to Sydney’s life.

To find out more about Carol Langley visit her website here.

Winner of the 2006 DIVA for Outstanding Achievement in Media Award

A bitingly funny and gritty study of Joy and her two friends—single mothers struggling to free themselves from petty crime, drugs and hopeless men. The arrival of Joy’s brother forces the women to confront their morality and sexuality.

Cast : 1M, 3F

Performance Rights : Currency Press