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The Ham FuneralPatrick White
Set in a squalid British boarding house, the play tells the story of a young poet, who lodges with Mr and Mrs Lusty, a bloated, gluttonous pair. When her husband dies abruptly, Mrs Lusty announces a grand funeral featuring a lavish feast, in his honour. Driven by her incontinent appetite, she attempts to seduce the young poet, with comically tragic consequences. $25.99
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The WitnessVivienne Franzmann
Captured in an award-winning shot, Alex was rescued from Rwanda and adopted by the man behind the lens. Years later, she's back from university, returning to the Hampstead home in which she was raised. As a long-hidden secret is exposed, the distance between father and daughter stretches taut. $23.99
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The ComplaintNick Whitby
A chillingly Kafkaesque world where nothing is quite as it seems, and where office politics can lead to unlawful questioning, torture and even murder… $23.99
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Angela’s KitchenPaul Capsis, Hilary Bell, Julian Meyrick
In 1948, Angela left Malta. Having gathered up five children, she sailed away leaving poverty and the war behind. Her destination: Australia, to build a bright new life Back in Malta, Paul Capsis has made a journey, returning to claim his past. $25.99
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MistermanEnda Walsh
A virtuosic study of one man's descent into religious mania in small-town Ireland. $25.99
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The House KeeperMorna Regan
A darkly humorous psychological thriller exploring the nature of possession, inheritance and corruption. $23.99
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Mary ShelleyHelen Edmundson
Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a crucial episode in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement aged sixteen with Percy Bysshe Shelley, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and above all, her troubled father, the political philosopher William Godwin. $29.99
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The Girls in GreyCarolyn Bock, Helen Hopkins
Set in World War I, The Girls in Grey tells the story of three Australian Army nurses. The play shows how history can be dynamically interpreted through drama. It challenges the audience to rethink female identity in WWI and provides a female perspective on the ANZAC legend. $25.99
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Goodbye to All ThatLuke Norris
Frank has been married for forty five years. Three years ago he fell in love. Luke Norris's taut and tender debut play, Goodbye to All That, asks if it's ever too late to start again. $24.99
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Namatjira and Ngapartji Ngapartji: Two playsScott Rankin
Namatjira and Ngapartji Ngapartji go right to the heart of the intersection between Indigenous and non-Indigenous experience. These stories of family, friendship, land, myth, life and death are contextualised within the social and political framework of their times. They resonate universally, yet at the same time capture unique moments in Australian history and experience. $31.99
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