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Two British migrant brothers in search of easy money find themselves in an outback mining town. With the arrival of a boxing tent comes the opportunity for the rapid increase of the brothers' meagre savings through a prize fight and a side bet.

Below examines how past events and secrets can seep into the present, and how the bonds of kinship and love play out in a reality that is harsh and brutal but also strangely poetic.

"A tough, hard-hitting play... powerfully claustrophobic ... Inviting comparisons with Pinter and Beckett, [this] outback noir piece displays strong existentialist and nihilist overtones and is brimming with tension and menace that occasionally spill over into physical violence."—Mark Woods, Variety

  • drama
  • 90
  • 3 total
  • 1 female identifying, 2 male identifying
  • 18+
  • adult
  • Australian Script Centre


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Sarah

Female | 30s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 26

EXTRACT: I want to do something mum never lived long enough to do. You were standing right there when I came in to the world and she went out. That puts a lot on a person to live her life good. And now ... Now I want to sleep on crisp white sheets in a lovely house all smelling of soap and hot water. I want to lie in a bath that's bigger than me. I said I would, and I want to. I don't think its too much to ask.

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