Dr. Katherine Stockman lives in a tight-knit community – she is woven into the town’s fabric and is viewed as a local hero after advocating for the popular local baths. One day she makes a disturbing discovery: the spa water for which the town is famed is severely polluted.
An Enemy of the People Read More »
A festival evening of smooth vocals, swing classics, and timeless cheer. Dress sharp, bring your friends, and celebrate the season in style. Inspired by the works of Michael Bublé and Robbie Williams Saturday 13 December 20257:00 PM – 8:30 PM (UTC+09:30) Book Now
A Swing Before Xmas Read More »
In an unexpectedly funny story set in the mid-1960s, a group of Welsh mothers with a common history meet weekly in a bare function room that leaks. The women realise they’ve let themselves go a bit over recent months, though everyone else would quietly understand why.
When a beautiful stranger comes to town, her arrival brings an uplifting of spirits that’s full of humour, heart, wonderful characters and the indomitable human will to move on.
80-year-old Hungarian-Australian refugee Ana lives in an Australian neighbourhood with her wartime memories and aggressive dog. She clashes with some neighbours, but befriends one, young actor Catherine, who is also haunted by the past. Life lessons come for each from a poignant mutual dependence.
In an often funny, at times suspenseful and dreamlike story with almost 30 characters, we move from 2007 Australia to Hungary’s dangerous, WWII past and back again.
Neighbourhood Watch Read More »
British Labour MP David Lyons cares about modernisation and ‘electability’.
His constituency agent, Jean Whittaker cares about principles and her community.
Set away from the Westminster bubble in the party’s traditional northern heartlands, LABOUR OF LOVE is a hilarious clash of philosophy, culture and class, against the backdrop of the Labour Party over 25 years, as it moves from Kinnock, through Blair, into Corbyn… and beyond…?
A Hard God is set in Sydney in 1946 and tells the story of the Cassidys, three working class Irish-Australian brothers and their families, struggling to reconcile their faith with the harsh realities of post-war life.
Middle brother Dan and his wife Aggie suffered most during the Great Depression, but now have become the rock on which the rest of the family depends. And as each brother struggles to navigate conflict and adversity, a younger Cassidy is confronted by the realisation of his deep attraction to his best mate and the crisis of faith this brings.
Set in the early 1900s under a vast sky of stars, the soaring, true story of Henrietta Leavitt emerges, punctuated by haunting music.
Now hailed as an astronomer who was well ahead of her time, Henrietta begins her working life at Harvard University under a renowned astronomer. Believing her work will involve access to a famous telescope, she arrives on the first day to learn her duties and status will be very different to that of the astronomers, all of whom are men.
Living Together is the second play in Alan Ackybourn’s comedy trilogy The Norman Conquests, each about the same traumatic family weekend in a country vicarage. Set in Southern England in the mid-1970s, Living Together covers the action in the living room.
Unmarried Annie lives in a Victorian house with her (unseen) bed-ridden widowed mother. So that Annie can go away for the weekend for some respite from her caring tasks, her brother and his wife have come to hold the fort. They believe Annie should pair off with the rather dim local veterinarian, but Annie has other ideas. She has made an assignation…but not with the vet.
May 2024 – Living Together Read More »
Scarlett is a 36-year-old waitress who lives with her mother and has no boyfriend. She has an active fantasy life and dreams of being with her boss, Steve, but is also pursued by the awkward Alan.
November 2023 – Scarlett O’Hara at The Crimson Parrot Read More »
Abusive, cantankerous and burned out by booze, Leo Bailey is one of Australia’s national treasures. A gifted and renowned painter and chronic alcoholic, he can no longer take care of himself. His resentful daughter has employed a succession of minders who haven’t lasted, that is, until Therese comes along, fresh out of prison and determined to make a go of her limited options.
August 2023 – Mr Bailey’s Minder Read More »
