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Category: Plays
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Minefields and Miniskirts
Terence O’Connell

If history is told by the victors, the story of war is usually told by the blokes. Now it's the ‘sheilas' turn. Nearly a thousand Australian women had a part in the Vietnam War as entertainers, typists, consular staff and army nurses.

Three lost children discover an abandoned orphanage in the bush and become trapped in a timeless world, haunted by spirits of the past and tormented by the ominous Black Skirt, a cruel governess harbouring a mysterious past.

Wonderlands
Katherine Thomson

In 1931, Alice, a white station owner, goes riding with her Aboriginal head stockman and friend, Jim. They come to an agreement about the running and ownership of the property. But many years later, Alice's great nephew Lon receives a letter announcing a native title claim in the area.

Holy Day
Andrew Bovell

On the white frontier in mid-nineteenth century Australia, a lone, bloodied woman arrives at a traveller's rest in the midst of a violent desert storm with a shocking story to tell. A chilling mystery that draws together the lives of four extraordinary women and their men, all struggling to survive in a hostile and misunderstood landscape.

Mavis goes to Timor
Katherine Thomson, Angela Chaplin, Kavisha Mazzella

Stung into action by the suffering of the East Timorese, an 86-year-old retired haberdasher from regional Victoria decides that she can make a difference. Along with her daughter, Mavis takes her sewing machines to Timor and sets in motion her practical contribution. 

Aliwa!
Dallas Winmar

Traces the true story of three Aboriginal sisters whose mother was determined to keep her children when officials wanted to remove them following the death of their father.

Aftershocks
Paul Brown, Workers’ Cultural Action Committee

A moving documentary play drawn from the traumatic recollections of members of the Newcastle Workers' Club, which was destroyed in the 1989 earthquake.

Miss Tanaka
John Romeril

Miss Tanaka is the beautiful and enigmatic niece of Broome’s former number one pearl diver. Newly arrived from Japan, she captures the hearts of the town's menfolk, but is promised in marriage to two brawling pearl divers. Who will uncover this mysterious young woman's true identity?

Luck of the Draw
Ned Manning

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.

A Beautiful Life
Michael Futcher, Helen Howard

An Iranian family living in Australia attempts to escape memories of torture endured back home. Their role in the 1992 raid on the Iranian Embassy in Canberra leads to persecution by the Australian government. 

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