Cirrus@Austlit

'Six invited guests enter the space one by one. They choose a ball, shoe, or frisbee and take a seat. A story is told.

'Actor and award-winning playwright Jamila Main invites you to join them for an intimate moment of rumination on athleticism within a body whose access needs subvert the assumed binary of disability. Audiences will watch the story shift before their eyes as special guests join Jamila Main on the bench throughout the season.

'Benched continues Jamila’s work with autobiographical storytelling and sees Jamila wielding their privilege as a palatable disabled person to put frank, nuanced portrayals of disabled bodies into public view. Jamila’s work asks ablebodied spectators to reconsider their assumptions of sick and disabled people, and to confront their own temporarily abled body. Jamila joyfully presents theatre for disabled and chronically ill people, an opportunity to commiserate and celebrate disability together.'

Source: Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

'A hilarious take-no-prisoners comedy for anyone who feels a mix of terror and affection about spending Christmas with family. Normally Christmas is a time for giving, but for the Lickfold family it's a time for winning!

'Every year for the past 12 years the Lickfolds have entered the ARCE Awards for the best Christmas decoration display in Australia. The Lickfolds are over participators determined to win at any cost but their path to electric glory is thwarted when someone unexpected comes down the chimney. This unwanted Christmas guest wastes no time in exposing the darker secrets behind a winning display and the true reason for his coming.'

Source: Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

'Julian Larnach's In Real Life offers a psychological thriller and cautionary tale about our rapidly changing world where everything is a just a device click away.

'In the not too distant future, Theresa is the CEO of a global digital company and inventor of the Drum, the world's most popular personal device. One evening she argues with her daughter who walks out of their secluded holiday retreat and vanishes without a trace.

'Theresa yearns for answers to her daughter's disappearance, and seeks solace for her grief via social media and online. Desperate to reconnect, she attempts to use technology to bridge the gap between the digital world and real life.'

Source: Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

'The famed children of Peter Pan are now adults. Wendy's expecting her first child, John's a jaded history teacher and Michael's never around. Each remembers childhood adventures of pirates, treasure and magic. But memory is a tricky thing. Was it just make-believe or could it have been real? And now adulthood is full of pointless responsibility. If only Peter Pan would return.'

Source: Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

'Fourplay is a serendipitous love story about four city dwellers finding intimacy, friendship and love in unlikely places.'

Source: Darlinghurst Theatre Company.

'Three generations of Koori women live on the edge of a country town in a shack on the banks of a flood prone river. For Nan, even life on “The Flats” represents progress of a kind, but Gladys has ambitions for a real house in town and a proper job for daughter Dolly. Set against the Queen’s visit in 1954 with music that evokes the period, this tender, funny play celebrates the fierce optimism of the women as they struggle for community acceptance in Menzies’ era Australia. ' (Source: AusStage website)