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Beautiful Words
Sean Riley

An epic chronicle of the refugee experience, Beautiful Words weaves together three very different stories of survival, told through the eyes of three children in different times and place. From the horrors of Auschwitz Concentration Camp in the final days of World War II, to Taliban-ruled Kabul, to present day Australia.

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debbie tucker green

An urgent play about the senseless killing of a black schoolboy, from one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British playwriting.

Three Sisters On Hope Street
Diane Samuels, Tracy-Ann Oberman

A funny, vibrant and moving version of Chekhov's Three Sisters, set amongst the Jewish community in wartime Liverpool. From the award-winning writer Diane Samuels (Kindertransport) and well-known actress and writer Tracy-Ann Oberman.

Rafta, Rafta...
Ayub Khan Din

A hugely warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family life in England, by the author of East is East.

Playing With Fire
David Edgar

An epic and provocative play about multi-racial Britain, from the UK's leading political playwright.

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. 

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?

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. 

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Love Suicides
John Romeril

Love Suicides is John Romeril’s homage to the eighteenth century Japanese master playwright, Chikamatsu Monzaemon. In a daring blend of cultures the play plots the destiny of two lovers—one from Osaka, the other from Perth.

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