Cirrus@Austlit

'Melvyn Morrow’s play, Vice, looks at an accusation of sexual assault in an exclusive North Shore private boys’ school.

'In the context of the shameful and criminal tragedy of sexual assault in private schools, Vice looks at the disturbing maze of motivations swirling around the underworld of staff and students in the fictional St Mark’s College on Sydney’s North Shore.

'Truth, like quicksilver, can be slithery, and Vice lies somewhere between a Whodunit and a Whodunwhat.

'Vice begins with the Vice-Principal of St Mark’s College applying for the principal ship. Immediately, common room, classroom, playground, sports field, co-curriculum and trustee politics become murkily - and surprisingly comically - intertwined, with personality clashes building to a potential tsunami of destruction. The way this dramatic situation plays out illustrates how there are many twisted strands to the hangman’s noose.' (Production summary)