Cirrus@Austlit

'Chloe and Hassan are under suspicion for stealing money while feeding the class Axolotl. Sent outside to work out who’s responsible, the unlikely pair find they have something in common. Each of them has been forced by their parents to leave their respective homes and face life as the new kid at school.

'As their personal histories are revealed, Chloe hears the incredible first-hand account of a 12-year-old boy who’s travelled alone, thousands of kilometres across land and sea, for a better life.

'Is the discovery of Hassan’s back story enough to save him from Chloe’s desire to protect her position in her new-found friendship group?'

Source: Windmill Theatre.

'We all owe debts, we all hold people in credit. What happens when those debts are called due?

'An artist Adolph and his novelist partner Tekla are on a luxury retreat when he intersects by chance with Gustav, a mysterious older man. Gustav seems to know the inner workings of Adolph’s heart and mind better than the younger man himself. With Tekla’s return imminent Adolph must decide whether Gustav is the good Samaritan he appears to be or whether his generosity hides a more sinister agenda. As the pressure builds, devastating secrets are revealed that will change the course of all three lives forever, and make clear just who is in debt to whom.'

Source: State Theatre Company of South Australia.

'A cursed house. A charred man. A reckoning.

'After her twin’s sudden disappearance, Ana falls into a dark alternate world of riddles and dreams. The dead keep playing out the past, the Queen of Eternal Grief is working on a new cabaret number, and two tricksters lead a tribe of lost children.

'If she ever wants to bring her sister home, Ana must recognise her fate and claim an inheritance she never imagined was hers. How far would you go to save your own blood?

'A mix of opera-noir, cabaret and naturalistic drama, Twin is a mythic weighing of the past against the present. Featuring a large chorus ensemble from regional Australia and multiple writers, this is the first instalment of Arthur’s multi episode exploration of the Australian psyche.' (Production summary)

'A thrilling theatre work that turns the whodunit genre on its head - by letting the audience take control of the narrative.

From independent South Australian theatre group The Border Project comes "Half-Real", a production that draws on the Zeitgeist of the gamer generation to concoct a new kind of theatre - one that has the audience steering the experience. Casting the spectators in the role of investigators in a murder mystery, "Half-Real" uses the ZigZag controller system (developed by The Border Project with media artist Matthew Gardiner) to have them determine how the story unfolds - as they rewind or replay scenes from different perspectives, enter the minds of characters, and rewrite the significance of events that have taken place. "Half-Real" pushes the boundaries of theatre as it leads us down into a labyrinthine narrative; the audience might be playing detective, but are they, in turn, being played?' Source: www.melbournefestival.com.au/ (Sighted 05/10/2011)

'An air-hostess prepares for work before the mirror. In her image a situation unfolds. A catastrophe. She's hunted by a man with eyes of ash. Is this a fantasy? Or a real threat she fears outside her door? A psychological thriller performed by Hannah Norris (My Name is Rachel Corrie).' (Production summary (2015))

'A gritty, dark comedy based on the allegory of Cain and Abel, "One Long Night in the Land of Nod" tells the story of two brothers caught in a web of deep distrust, despair and resentment. Set against the poetic backdrop of a dusty sheep station, brothers Kane and Aaron reunite after ten years of estrangement, as their father lies dying from leukaemia.

'What follows is a bitter battle over the family property and a series of dark and comic twists which cut right to the heart of brotherhood.'

Source: Old Fitzroy Hotel website, http://my247.com.au/sydney/Old-Fitzroy-Theatre/
Sighted: 14/09/2009