Recommended for Tertiary

Chinese Take Away by Anna Yen

Cast size: 2-3

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Physical theatre, Magic, Clowning, Allegory, Music

Themes: Identity, Family, Culture, Migration, Death

The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni

Cast size: 6M, 6F

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Physical comedy, Slapstick, Improvisation

Themes: Love, Confusion, Mistaken identity

Contest by Emilie Collyer

Cast size: 5F

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform

Genre: Drama, Non-naturalism

Themes: Female rivalry, Gender, Competition, Disability, Motherhood

The Bleeding Tree by Angus Cerini

Cast size: 3F

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Australian gothic, Abstract, Drama

Themes: Domestic violence, Family, Resilience

Dirt Cloud by Mari Lourey

Cast size: 3F, 2M

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Dramatic realism

Themes: Identity, Country, First Nations stories

Beyond the Neck by Tom Holloway

Cast size: 2F, 2M, 1 visitor (ages 7, 17, 28 and 75)

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Verbatim, Drama

Themes: Grief, Loss, Resilience

War Crimes by Angela Betzien

Cast size: 4F (plus potential ensemble)

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce, Stimulus for making and creating

Genre: Contemporary, Theatre, Non-naturalism, Drama

Themes: Identity, War, Rape culture

Anthem by Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Christos Tsiolkas and Irine Vela

Cast size: 14

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Stimulus for making and reating

Genre: Contemporary, Theatre, Dramatic realism, Non-naturalism

Themes: Reconcilitation, Identity, Nationhood

The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race by Melanie Tait

Cast size: 5F

A play to: Read, Read aloud, Study, Perform, Produce

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Realism

Themes: Feminism, Gender equality, Diversity, Social media, Social justice, Coarse language

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