A young policeman's first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law enforcement.

The Ripples Before the New Wave charts the history, influence and artistic resonances of Sydney University Dramatic Society (SUDS) and a rival group, the Sydney University Players, and their members between 1957 and 1963. Unlike much of the commercial and pro-am theatre that dominated at this time in Sydney, SUDS' and Players' work was groundbreaking and exciting, and SUDS and Players produced the Australian—and even world—premieres of a number of significant European plays at this time. This…