These seven plays are some of 7-ON alliance's personal favourites. They were awarded, or gloriously produced, or a risky breakthrough, or still burn with intense relevance but never made it into print — until now.

Seven playwrights. Fifteen plays. Short plays, but whole worlds contained in them. Huge windows into the minds and times of seven extraordinary writers for the theatre.

The Green family escape inner-city Sydney for a better life out west. All hell breaks loose when the local MP drops dead playing squash. Dad decides to seek pre-selection for the Labor Party but his family start actively campaigning against him…

Luck of the Draw deals with the tragic consequences of the forced removal of Indigenous children from their families. It focuses on the impact this policy had on the parents who lost their children and the children who lost their identity.

Close to the Bone is a story about a family’s survival in the face of adversity. Moving from the mission to Redfern and back again, it celebrates Redfern’s role in providing a focal point for dislocated Indigenous Australians.