Cirrus@Austlit

'n the small Australian town of McGuffin Park, the local council is thrown into disarray when the mayor suddenly resigns a week before the mid-term election, despite being a shoo-in to keep his seat.

'When a self-proclaimed ‘sovereign citizen’ with an anti-government agenda is revealed as next in line for the top job, two friends step up and announce their rival candidacies. Complicated pasts, a meddling journalist and blackmail rumours push friendships to the limit – can they handle the mess of politics? Or will their friendship crumble under the pressure? Buckle up for a bumpy election ride!'

Source: Ensemble Theatre.

'It’s Sydney. It’s Christmas time. And it’s stinking hot. Even though she’s unable to be there, Mum is insisting the family gather in honour of Dad – he was the BBQ king!

'Their adult children, wine snob Peter and cynical Connie, reluctantly get the clan together for round two of festivities – they’ve survived the chaos of Christmas but Boxing Day is set to pack a punch. In raising a toast to their Dad’s memory, old grudges and family tensions sizzle to the surface. Surely they’ll be able to stop grilling each other for one day.'

Source: Ensemble Theatre.

'Maybe the stranger in the park isn’t a stranger.

'Maybe our work is designed to destroy us.

'Maybe everything we do has been carefully planned and choice is an illusion.

'A young couple move in together, while a new acquaintance threatens to disrupt their lives. But that’s only the beginning. Things are about to get very, very complicated. From the writer of The Block Universe and The Wind in the Underground, You’re Not Special is a dark comedy about relationships, technology and the dangerous line between truth and fiction in the digital age.'

Source: Production blurb (KXT).

'Have you ever wanted to change the past? Charlie Pilgrim has. And with the prototype of her time machine - The Mobius - ready for a test run, she was hoping to get her chance.

'Unfortunately, starting up the machine has accidentally created a closed time loop that adds a new Charlie every twenty-four hours. With the population rising and group dynamics coming into play, things go from Interstellar to Lord of the Flies pretty fast. To save her soul, and prevent the universe from collapsing under the weight of a mounting series of mind bending paradoxes, Charlie is forced to do battle...
with herself.'

Source: ATYP.

' When the youngest brother returns from overseas, four siblings come together to decide the fate of the house they grew up in. As the past and present collide, the line between the two starts to blur and their younger selves reappear bringing with them unresolved childhood dynamics and exposing the complexities of their family bonds.

'A coming of age story about learning to let go and the wonders of travel, The Wind in the Underground is a moving examination of the unique nature of sibling relationships.'   (Publication summary)