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Synopsis

Set in a mental institution in 1970, COSI is Louis Nowra’s second semi-autobiographical play. Lewis has recently left university and takes up a job directing Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis the non-participant becomes emotionally involved with his actors’ lives as his operatic production lurches forwardand the anti-Vietnam protests take place in the streets outside.

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An acting couple Charlotte and George Hay are on tour in Buffalo in 1953 with a repertory consisting of Cyrano de Bergerac and Noel Coward’s Private Lives. Fate has given these thespians one more shot at starring roles in the Scarlet Pimpernel epic and director Frank Capra himself is enroute to catch their matinee performance. Will Charlotte appear or run off with their agent? Will George be sober enough to emote? Hilarious misunderstandings pile on madcap misadventures in this screwball comedy.

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Some Girl(s) by Neil LaBute. Your career as a writer is blossoming, your beautiful, young fiancee is waiting to get married and rush off to Cancun by your side—so what is your natural reaction? Well, if you’re a man, it’s probably to get nervous and start calling up old girlfriends. And so begins a single man’s odyssey through four hotel rooms as he flies across the country in search of the perfect woman (that he’s already broken up with). By turn humorous and serious, this portrait of the artist as a young seducer casts a truthful, hilarious light on a typical young American male as he wanders through the heart of darkness that is himself.

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When Annie’s husband John is diagnosed with leukaemia, she and her best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee for the hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade some friends and fellow members of the local Women’s Institute (W.I.), to pose nude with them for an “alternative” calendar, with a little help from amateur photographer Lawrence, much to the horror of the their W.I. chairman, Marie.

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Have you ever wondered how a couple like Mr and Mrs Bennet ended up wed?

This is the story of how it all began.

The young Mr Bennet is under pressure to find a suitable bride, but his refusal to play by the rules sets in motion a series of events that are both comic and moving.

A Pride and Prejudice prequel by award-winning playwright Emma Wood that tells the story of how an unlikely couple like Mr and Mrs Bennet got together. A story applauded by critics for capturing Austen’s style, but still be accessible for those new to Austen’s works.

Reviews of other adaptions around the world give the script these reviews:

“…witty, charming and quite delightful… loyal to the Jane Austen style.”
“A clever and sophisticated script… Even the most loyal Austeniens would approve.”
“An ingenious look at Jane Austen’s characters.”

Synopsis

For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs… who happened to be there too.

Puffs is a story about growing up – which we have all done at one point or another. It’s a play for anyone who has never been destined to change to world!

Wayne Hopkins is a regular (not very cool) boy who learns that he is a wizard and is sent to a magic boarding school. He is sorted into the Puffs house, which is full of students who aren’t brave, smart or ruthless. Wayne makes two best friends and together they have loads of adventures, but they are not very heroic.

Together the Puffs navigate the challenges of magic school – bullies, spells, the most famous wizard in the world, nearly dying many times over, and defeating evil. Familiar characters are peppered throughout the script such as a certain potions master, Professor McG, Mr Voldy, and a popular kid called Harry.

It’s a funny, fast-paced romp through adolescence with a wizard filter. It’s like a tiny golden ball with wings… Our version is family-friendly and can be enjoyed by all ages.