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'Those who talk, don't know. Those who know, don't talk'. - Carl Williams

Broken River is an expose of the dark heart residing beneath the policing of crime in contemporary Melbourne. A dismembered female body is discovered in country Victoria. Detective Sergeant Peter Rowstone of Major Crime pins career criminal Marlene Corchoran as the prime suspect. But Rowstone himself has a few questions to answer. What was he doing at Broken River the night Junie Patel was murdered? Why was he high on a cocktail of Viagra and MDMA? Rowstone constructs an elaborate conspiracy. Behind this conspiracy malingers The Brotherhood: a secret organisation of powerful men who engage in depraved rituals at an isolated country lodge. Who did kill Junie Patel? What are the consequences for the parlous state of democracy in Victoria and its fragile Rule of Law? This is Broken River: a play by Melbourne writer Tony Reck.

'In Victoria, there isn't much corruption. They kill you down there'. - Arthur 'Neddy' Smith

Broken River was developed in collaboration with director Richard Murphet and cast and crew from the play's 2019 production at Melbourne's La Mama Theatre.

Form/Style: neo noir
Length in minutes: 120
Cast: 8 total
Roles: 2 female identifying, 6 male identifying
Themes: women
Cast age groups: 18+
Audience age: adult
Publisher: Australian Script Centre

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MARLENE CORCHORAN

Female | 30s | Unspecified
Starts on page 12

EXTRACT: Good. Now give your Ma. a kiss. Come on... A big one. Right here. On the lips. You too, Ace. C'mon, over here... That's it. A big kiss from both of you. A wet one... That's my boys... Don't ever forget. We're family. And there ain't no bond tighter than family, you hear? When the sun sets in the west... All that you're left with is your family... And, you gotta respect the institution. You gotta respect it, you hear me? Both of you. We stick fat. 'Cos nuthin's gunna get in the way of this family.

Adult language, Adult themes

ROWSTONE

Male | 30s | Unspecified
Starts on page 81

EXTRACT: [Rowstone rises, and button holes Cheeseman.] The trump card, Barry. The Ace of Spades. It lurks here, in the deck, amongst all the other discontented cards. Not making a big-deal of itself, Barry. It just lurks here, amongst the lower class of card. The four of hearts. The three of diamonds... All that disappointment and despair. That festering hateâ€¦

Adult language, Adult themes

REVIEW

ARTS HUB, ARJUN RAJKHOWA, 2019

"A complex exploration of power, corruption and criminality."

REVIEW

THEATRE PEOPLE, SUE-ANNE HESS, 2019

"It is gritty and thought-provoking, and fascinatingly weird."

BROKEN RIVER PROGRAM

LA MAMA THEATRE

La Mama presents BROKEN RIVER by Tony Reck. 12 - 22 SEPTEMBER 2019.

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