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A fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of this classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson’s original story.
When young Jim Hawkins is left a treasure map by the dying buccaneer Billy Bones, he sets sail on the Hispaniola in search of the island. Among the crew, the one-legged Long John Silver becomes his greatest friend – but Silver has a shocking secret in store, and when they reach their destination, Jim faces danger and adventure greater than he could ever have imagined.
An Amateur Production by Arrangement with ORiGiN Theatrical – On Behalf of the Rights holder

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Sherri Rosen-Mason is head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, fighting to diversify the student body. Alongside her husband, the school’s headmaster, they’ve largely succeeded in bringing a stodgy institution into the twenty-first century. But when their only son sets his sights on an Ivy League university, personal ambition collides with progressive values, with convulsive results. A no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of hypocrisy.
By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical On Behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatricals Company

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Harry Crawford and his wife Annie seem ordinary enough; together they lead quiet, unexceptional lives in the suburbs of1920s Sydney, working and raising a child.
But when a strange girl arrives at the door, it sets in train a series of events that will result in an astounding revelation – and, ultimately, sow the seeds of bloody murder.
Lachlan Philpott rips back the curtains on the true case of Eugenia Falleni AKA Harry Crawford, the notorious ‘Man­Woman’ murderer that scandalised 1920s Sydney exploring ideas of gender, perversion and complicity.

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Jim Cartwright’s TWO is a poignant, humorous play set in a 1980s English working- class pub, featuring only two actors who play all fourteen characters, focusing on the Landlord and Landlady’s strained marriage as they serve a parade of lonely, lustful and struggling locals, revealing universal tales of love, loss and hope against a backdrop of bittersweet realism. The play masterfully shifts from comedy to deep pathos as the Landlord and Landlady’s own unresolved issues with infidelity, aging and discontent surface, culminating in a cathartic moment as they finally confront their relationship.

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You Can’t Tell Anyone is a philosophical thriller that examines the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Thanks to a game of Paranoia, this group of teens will never be the same again. No one is safe, not even the audience.

It’s the end of school and Gwen is throwing a party. After an emotional year, her friends are keen to spend the night drinking, playing games, and arguing about literally everything. But when a party game spirals out of control, long-held tensions start to strain and snap. Are the friends messing with each other? Or is there a bigger threat pounding at the door?

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Alice Springs in the year 2039. A fish falls from the sky and lands at the feet of Gabriel Lord. It’s been raining for days, and Gabriel knows that something is wrong. Eighty years earlier, his grandfather had predicted that fish would fall from the sky, heralding calamity.
Written by award-winning Andrew Bovell (‘Lantana’), the action takes place between the worlds of these two men, spanning continents and generations. Interweaving human stories and environmental concerns, the play asks how can we face the future, without understanding the past? This epic play, of family legacies, betrayals and forgiveness, will be a production not to be missed.