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Young courtier Shahrazad poses as a ‘Smuggle’ (a refugee) about to be executed by the despotic King Shahrayar. To save her life, she tells the king a story he can’t resist. It’s a tale of magic and transformation, demons and lovers, adventure and terror.

Pinocchio and The Yellow Wallpaper: Two plays
Christian Bagin, Rosa Campagnaro & Jasper Foley / Laurence Strangio & Annie Thorold

The Yellow Wallpaper - A recuperating woman, a misguided husband, a hideously papered bedroom.

Pinocchio - An epic adventure of danger, villainy and excitement, told through multiple characters, mask, puppetry, song and plenty of hilarious audience interaction.

Deceptive Threads
David Joseph and Karen Berger

Deceptive Threads tells the extraordinary true stories of David Joseph’s grandfathers—one a Tivoli singer turned ASIO spymaster who vetted ‘unwanted’ arrivals, the other an early Lebanese immigrant who had to lie about his birthplace to gain Australian naturalisation.

Misty
Arinzé Kene

Misty is an inventive blend of gig theatre, spoken word, live art and direct address, confronting the assumptions and expectations underpinning the act of telling a story.

The Peasant Prince: the play
Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge, Tim McGarry, Li Cunxin, Monkey Baa

Li, a 10-year-old boy, is plucked from his village in rural China and sent to a ballet academy in the big city. He leaves everything and everyone he loves, including his family. Over years of gruelling training, he transforms from an impoverished peasant to a giant of the international dance scene. What does he find along the way?

Sandy was the only Australian War Horse to return home from World War I. Through Sandy’s story we experience the lives of three men who fought in the war. This piece captures the brutality of war and the heroism of those who served.

Lionboy
Zizou Corder Adapted by Marcelo Dos Santos

Based on Zizou Corder's bestselling novels, Marcelo Dos Santos's adaptation fuses storytelling and circus in a gripping tale that provides great opportunities for amateur and school groups looking to perform a magical adventure.

Ballyturk
Enda Walsh

The lives of two men unravel over the course of ninety minutes. Where are they? Who are they? What room is this, and what might be beyond the walls?

Topdog/Underdog
Suzan-Lori Parks

Suzan-Lori Parks' play Topdog/Underdog tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future.

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