Frankie

Female | 20s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 76

EXTRACT: It was Tuesday, around eleven in the morning, so there wasn’t anyone around or anything. I was standing at the teas and staring at all the choices, there’s like a whole aisle now for tea. A whole fucking aisle. And I don’t know what it was but while I was there deciding between Earl Grey or English Breakfast I heard the screams of the dust storm rumbling from the end of the aisle. I turned and I looked across and saw it: this big red roo, still, like it was caught in headlights, staring at me.

Steve

Male | 20s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 83

EXTRACT: One man. One dead man. And you want to go up there and serve the people? Mother Teresa missionary to the lost cause because you think it’s going to bring him back or save us by saving them. What makes you think they need your saving? What makes you think they even want it? What if they don’t give you penance? Because you won’t get it. No matter how much good you think you’re doing it won’t make you feel better.

PLAYWRIGHT CHRIS ISAACS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW PLAY FLOOD

CRAIG DALGLISH, AUSSIE THEATRE, 8 JANUARY 2014

Co-creator of It’s Dark Outside, nominated for a 2013 Helpmann Award, and member of Black Swan’s Emerging Writers Group, Chris took time to talk about the inspirations for his new play, his role models and the future.