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Only Heaven Knows
Alex Harding

An ebullient and allegorical musical set in the 1940s and 1950s, telling the story of one young man's discovery of love and affection in the big city. 

The Lightest Element
Stella Feehily

Boston, 1956. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most eminent astronomers of the twentieth century, is about to be appointed Chair of Astronomy and the first woman to head a department at Harvard University. Only two things stand in her way: a covert investigation aimed at exposing her as a Communist sympathiser, and the entrenched conservatism of her male colleagues.

failure project
Yolanda Mercy

Ade is a successful writer, or so it seems. She has everything she ever wanted: her career is flying, she's (kinda) moved out of her mum's house, and her situationship isn't as complicated as she expected. Her life should be perfect! But things don't always go to plan, as Ade is about to find out…

A searing yet heartbreaking Indigenous Gothic that confronts the difficult reality of juvenile justice work.

Blood and Honour
Alex Harding

Commissioned by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 1990, Blood And Honour tells the story of a mother, her son and his lover facing the threat of the AIDS epidemic, moral panic and the possibility of a conservative win at the coming Federal election.

Weather Girl
Brian Watkins

Stacey Gross is a California weather girl. An underpaid harbinger of our coming extinction. But today, her regular routine of wildfires, Prosecco and teeth whitening descends into a scorched earth catastrophe, before she discovers something that will save us all.

Bellringers
Daisy Hall

The storms are getting worse, with rains so hard that fish are falling from the sky. But the age-old belief prevails: that the pealing of bells can dissipate the thunder and lightning. It's a perilous task – one that now falls to two young friends, Clement and Aspinall. And as the weather worsens, they begin to question whether they'll make it through the night.

Kelly Jones's My Mother's Funeral: The Show playfully tackles the inequalities we face around death, and the cost of turning your loved ones into art. 

Red Speedo
Lucas Hnath

Ray lives to swim. He is within touching distance of international glory and a life-changing sponsorship deal. But everything changes when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered in his swimming club's refrigerator. As tensions run high, Ray's brother wants them destroyed, his coach wants to call the authorities, his ex-girlfriend doesn't want to know, and Ray wants the drugs back.

Reunion
Mark O'Rowe

A family gathers for a celebration on an island off the west coast of Ireland. When an unexpected visitor drops by, tensions begin to surface. Over the next twenty-four hours, scores will be settled, beliefs challenged and truths disclosed, ultimately jeopardising their entire future together.

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