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Maggie Stone

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‘Back in Kenya - in the camps - they say we can stay there for free. But everybody wants something. The journalists want our stories; the NGOs want us to sing in their choirs; the SPLA wants our sons as soldiers. The spirits of our ancestors want us to honour them..."

Maggie Stone is a battle axe. She's rude, prickly and doesn't owe the world a thing. This makes her an ideal loans officer. But when a family of strangers finally awakens her compassion, Maggie will learn firsthand the politics of charity. For even favours require gratitude, investment requires returns, and an outstanding debt awaits satisfaction. And soon the life Maggie borrowed will need to be paid for.

Maggie Stone is about loneliness and debt, the risk that comes from asking others of help and the cost of living a life owing nobody. Nominated for the Western Australian Premier's Script Award, Maggie Stone by Caleb Lewis paints an unflinchingly honest yet ultimately empathetic portrait of modern Australia.

"In his astutely incisive, often bitterly funny, new work Maggie Stone, playwright Caleb Lewis asks, 'How do borrowing and lending affect our relationships with others?'" - The Australian

"This is a play about the people in our community and the attitudes that make up our society. It will make you question your own views and actions." - Kryztoff, RRR

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PLAWRIGHT REVEALS MAGGIE'S HEART OF STONE

MATT GILBERTSON, THE ADVERTISER, 8 NOVEMBER 2013

Caleb Lewis's new production Maggie Stone was tailor-made for Australian TV and stage star Kris McQuade. The inspiration for the Adelaide playwright's latest work came from the unlikeliest of places – the accounts department of a law firm.

AUDIO: MAGGIE STONE AND CALEB LEWIS

RADIO ADELAIDE, 26 NOVEMBER 2013

Caleb Lewis, Sydney-based playwright and multi-award-winner, on his play for State Theatre, Maggie Stone – a confronting, powerful, story with a shock ending. Produced and presented by Catherine Kenneally.

REVIEW: MAGGIE STONE PROFITS FROM LIFE'S EMOTIONAL DEBTS

MURRAY BRAMWELL, THE AUSTRALIAN, 13 NOVEMBER 2013

"In his astutely incisive, often bitterly funny, new work, Maggie Stone, playwright Caleb Lewis asks : "How do borrowing and lending affect our relationships with others?" And he doesn't just mean financial transactions, but the effect of emotional debts; the price of magnanimity and the cost of being beholden."

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