Dulcie Doily

Female | 50s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 11

EXTRACT: Let me tell you about your little Angel, Mr Moon. It's no secret that my previous Poly lost her way that fateful day. Out of nowhere I was confronted with a blaspheming parrot. One could scarcely believe the foul language that came out of that beak. I taught her to say, 'Who's a pretty girl?', 'Polly want a cracker', as well as select Christian blessings. It's only me here so it's nice to have someone to talk to.

Sid Craven

Male | 30s | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 17

EXTRACT: [calling, as Sylvie] 'Ruby...? Ruby...? Where are you...?' [her adopts the pose of a stoic but worried father] [As Ray] 'Ruby...? Ruby...?' [He makes the sound of a police car siren approaching and pulling up. He mimics the sounds of the police car radio]. [As a distorted radio voice] 'VKC to BKV come in, over...' [He plays a detective. He knocks on an imaginary door, holdup a 'badge'and writes in a 'notebook'] [As the dective''Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb. Rhubarb rhubarb? Rhubarb? Rhubarb rhubarb.

Carl Ogle

Male | 60+ | under 3 minutes
Starts on page 47

EXTRACT: She loved cartoons. She would come over after school to watch them on our television. One day I was troubled by my work and found myself, pardon the pun, drawn to this animated entertainment featuring a duck or rabbit or mouse. I don't recall the species. But it was being chased by a pig or a wolf or a cat. The primal nature of predator and prey asserts itself eve in a cartoon.

Sylvie Moon

Female | 30s | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 54

EXTRACT: Was it poison? Accidental, of course. Forgetful as she was, the dear old thing. What was it this time? A spoonful of the wrong ingredient in her cake? She could hardly see the labels. Easy mistake for an old woman to make. And you answering the phone telling her to wait until you got there. 'Mother distraught about Ruby', you told me. 'I'll go calm her down'.

INTERVIEW WITH RUBY MOON PLAYWRIGHT, MATT CAMERON

HOTHOUSE THEATRE

Interview with Ruby Moon Playwright, Matt Cameron. First published by HotHouse Theatre.

TEACHERS' RESOURCE KIT: RUBY MOON

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY, 2007

PDF download (565KB) Teachers' Resource Kit for 'Ruby Moon' by Matt Cameron. Written and compiled by Robyn Edwards and Samantha Kosky.

EDUCATION NOTES: RUBY MOON

MALTHOUSE THEATRE, 2008

Education Resource Notes for 'Ruby Moon' by Matt Cameron.

EDUCATION RESOURCES: RUBY MOON

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY, 2011

Education Resources for 'Ruby Moon' by Matt Cameron, written by Kerreen Ely‐Harper and compiled by Education Coordinator Toni Murphy.

HSC STUDY PLAN: RUBY MOON

NSW HSC ONLINE

NSW HSC Study Plan for 'Ruby Moon' by Matt Cameron.

REVIEW: RUBY MOON

JASON BLAKE, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 2 MAY 2011

"Ruby Moon weaves elegant links between all-too-frequent newspaper headlines and classic fairytales."

REVIEW: RUBY MOON

CASEY BRADLEY, STAGE WRITE, 2 MAY 2010

"Matt Cameron’s enigmatic play ‘Ruby Moon’ maps the tribulation of two parents whose daughter disappeared down the cul-de-sac on her way to Grandmother’s house one mysterious afternoon. It’s Little Red Riding Hood with a twist..."

REVIEW: RUBY MOON

CAMERON WOODHEAD, THE AGE, 7 JUNE 2012

"Ruby Moon... explores themes of grief and the death of children, and the strange ways the unknowable past is rehearsed in the minds of the living."