Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd is set in Edwardian Melbourne. This play is an evocation of a forgotten past - a play about pain and cruel desire; about the need for laughter, the palaces we build for it, and its human cost.
'A deeply accomplished work: darkly beautiful theatre that resonates in the intimate chambers of the mind' - The Australian
Winner of the 2009 Louis Esson Prize for Drama.
Return to Earth edges on the whimsical but is ultimately lyrical and profound. It is a poignant play that tenderly captures the moment, often littered with casualties, when a young person moves from transparency to opacity, from childhood to adulthood - a period of intense loss and confusion.
'The parallel universe of Lally Katz's imagination is an estranging, breathlessly anxious, uneasily hilarious place.' - The Australian
LALLY KATZ is one of Australia’s most original and in-demand writers. She has written over 50 plays, most of which have been professionally produced. Lally’s work has been described “as if The Simpsons was written by Tennessee Williams” (Sydney Morning Herald 2016). Lally has had several world premieres at Malthouse, Belvoir, Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company. Her plays have been staged in London, New York City, Las Vegas, Mexico City, Dublin and Delhi. Her one-woman show, Stories I Want To Tell You In Person, has toured extensively and Lally adapted it for ABC TV and Matchbox Pictures in 2015. Lally wrote, produced and starred in the one-hour television production. Lally’s play, Neighbourhood Watch, was written for Australian actress Robyn Nevin and enjoyed a subsequent season starring Miriam Margolyes. Lally wrote the libretto for Opera Australia’s operatic adaptation of The Rabbits by Shaun Tan which won the Australian Writers Guild Award in 2016 for Best Music Theatre. Her plays have twice won the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. Lally also writes for television and film and has written a memoir.
| Cast Info | 4F, 4M |
| Genres | Drama, Poetic |
| Themes | Full length play |
| Audiences | Young Adult |
| Extent | 140 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |