A young and darkly funny story of a girl desperate for the limelight and the magical discovery she makes that could secure her fame and fortune should she choose to use it…
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
A mother enlists her 13 year-old daughter to help murder her abusive husband. Based on a true story.
NSW PREMIERE
The Meek follows the story of a very small person trying to quit a very big bad habit.
Bluey, an angry young woman trapped in a life of violence, meets a mystery mentor who could change everything. Bluey is a story of courage, heart and the fight for survival.
The Butcher’s Son is a story of the aspirations of proud parents at odds with their son’s ambitions. The resulting conflict threatens to tear them apart. How do you tell your family that you are not who they want you to be? How does a young man fulfil his parents’ expectations but still stay truthful to himself?
WORLD PREMIERE
Joanna descends to the port daily to find love. Inspired by an urban myth, one woman’s story could be a country’s tale.
In this story we are guided through the relationship of Amélia and Duarte, two people that fell out of love and are trying to cope with the feelings that come after a relationship has ended.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
A funny and dark story of a man with cannibalistic urges who travels back through his life, looking for the root of his unhappiness.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
“Bullets to Buttons” tells the story of Sheelagh Gilles’s Great Uncle, JB Holmes who as a teenager was a member of the North Irish Horse Calvary Unit. As a 14 year old who lied about his age, JB participated in the Christmas Day Truce on 1914 in Belgium. After losing the buttons on his clothing during an artillery bombardment he was gifted some new ones from a German soldier, which had been fashioned from lead bullets.
Kayah Guenther is a young artist struggling to find his place in the world. Born with trisomy 21, he narrates his story through dance. A highly stylised and darkly evocative portrait, set to an original score, ‘The Battle’ explores themes of identity, power, passion and despair.