Recommended for Lower Secondary (Year 7-9)
The Mermaid by Cassandra Fumi
Cast size: 14
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Fairytale/Fable, Visual Theatre, Disjointed Time, Dance, Drama
Themes: Identity, Journey, Hope, Agency
Fight With All Your Might the Zombies of Tonight
Cast size: 11M, 9F
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Comedy, Heightened drama
Themes: Friendship. Halloween, Zombies, Scary scenes
Reasons to Stay Inside by Katy Warner
Cast size: 1M, 1F – both 11
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Wordplay, Monologue, Duologue
Themes: Friendship, Anxiety, Hope, Imagination
Curiosity by Daley Rangi
Cast size: 1F 2M
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Drama, Realism
Themes: Identity, Belonging, Dreams and hopes, Disability/ability
The Trolleys by Sara West
Cast size: 11 characters
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for Making & Creating
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Aspects of Fantasy, Puppetry
Themes: Friendship, Loyalty, Resilience, Sustainability
Girl Asleep by Matthew Whittet
Cast size: 10F, 5M (can mix)
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Magic realism, Drama, Comedy, Escapade
Themes: Family, Friendship, Teenager-dom, Rites of passage
April Aardvark by Nathaniel Moncrieff
Cast size: 12 characters
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Non-naturalism, Multi-locations
Themes: Friendship, Fitting in, Bullying, Resilience
Headspace by Brad Jennings
Cast size: 15 characters
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama, Cinematic
Themes: Identity, Adolescence, Family, Resilience, Transition
Alice Dreaming by Ned Manning
Cast size: 4M, 8F
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Non-naturalism, puppetry
Themes: Friendship, Identity, Adolescence
Recommended for Upper Secondary (Years 10-12)
The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni
Cast size: 6M, 6F
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Physical comedy, Slapstick, Improvisation
Themes: Love, Confusion, Mistaken identity
The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Rice by Melanie Tait
Cast size: 5F
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Realism
Themes: Feminism, Gender equality, Diversity, Social media, Social justice, Coarse language
Beautiful One Day by Ilbijerri Theatre Company
Cast size: 14
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce, Stimulus for respondin
Genre: Documentary, Non-naturalism, First Nations
Themes: Identity, Resilience, Deaths in custody, Dispossession
No Worries – The Small Poppies by David Holman
Cast size: 6F, 12M
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for Responding
Genre: Storytelling, Comedy, Realism, Non-naturalism
Themes: Friendship, Identity, Courage, Resilience
Tales of a City By the Sea by Samah Sabawi
Cast size: 5F, 4M (Palestinian performers)
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Discuss, Stimulus for respondin
Genre: Drama, Non-naturalism, Epic theatre, Poetry, Song
Themes: War, Identity, Loss, Occupation
Take Two: A Comedy of Errors by Hilary Bell
Cast size: 5 performers
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Comedy, Slapstick, Pantomime, Music
Themes: Love, Death, Mistaken identity
Good Muslim Boy by Osamah Sami and Janice Muller
Cast size: 3 performers
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Peform, Stimulus for responding and making
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Non-naturalism
Themes: Loss, Family, Identity, Refugee
Hell’s Canyon by Emily Sheehan
Cast size: 1M, 1F
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce
Genre: Drama, Magic realism
Themes: Friendship, Identity, Loss, Grief, Hope
Man the Balloon by Matt Cameron
Cast size: 11 characters
A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Peform, Produce
Genre: Poetic, Magic Realism, Absurd
Themes: Community, Change
