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The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got WingsEugene O'Neill
Two powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. The Hairy Ape is a nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people. All God's Chillun Got Wings is a vigorous social commentary based around a violently dysfunctional mixed-race marriage. $23.99
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The SkrikerCaryl Churchill
In a broken world, two girls meet an extraordinary creature. The Skriker is a shapeshifter and death portent. She can be an old woman, a child, a young man. She is a faerie come from the Underworld to pursue and entrap them, through time and space, through this world and her own. $27.99
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MachinalSophie Treadwell
A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder. $24.99
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Brilliant LiesDavid Williamson
Williamson turns his penetrating eye and sharply focused wit to issues of political correctness and sexual harassment. A serious comedy, Brilliant Lies is a stimulating contribution to the continuing debate on our changing social values. $25.99
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Playing for TimeArthur Miller
The extraordinary story of the women's orchestra in Auschwitz, originally filmed for television with Vanessa Redgrave, and adapted for the stage by Miller himself. $24.99
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Dinkum AssortedLinda Aronson
In the winter of 1942, when 2000 American airmen are stationed near the small town of Warrabadanga, fifteen female workers battle to keep the biscuits baking. This rousing musical comedy showcases an entertaining slice of Australian social history. $25.99
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After DinnerAndrew Bovell
An acutely observed but tender-hearted account of relationships and behaviour in a suburban pub bistro on a Friday night. $25.99
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TrapsCaryl Churchill
An early play by one of the UK's leading dramatists, written before her breakthrough successes with Cloud Nine and Top Girls. $23.99
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The Touch Of SilkBetty Roland
A poignant drama of Jeanne, a French war-bride and her shell-shocked husband battling the hardship and prejudices of an isolated farming community. $25.99
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