Cirrus@Austlit

Play about asylum seekers coming to Australia. Jamal and Bibi have a dream. To lead Australia to soccer glory in the next World Cup. But first they must face landmines, pirates, storms and assassins. Can Jamal and his family survive their incredible journey and get to Australia?
Source: Libraries Australia

In a sprawling metropolis, where all the trees have been replaced by telephone boxes, the parks have become multiplexes, the clouds have turned a toxic orange and the animals are committing suicide, Billy is becoming a fairy. Jacquie wonders what the corrupt CEOs of the major corporations have in store for her. And James suspects his neighbour is planning to commit an atrocity. - Libraries Australia

Focuses on the activities of the Baader-Meinhof gang.

Two boys meet clubbing under the watchful eye of a tennis umpire who scores their every move and mistake. (from synopsis, Collection #6, p.29)

Ten year old Lila negotiates her real world and the virtual world of gamegirl, increasingly experiencing slippage between the two.

Brendan is an Australian-born Chinese boy who is having difficulty accepting his Chinese heritage. On the morning of his 11th birthday, Brendan experiences a recurring nightmare where he witnesses a fight between a red and a blue dragon. His grandmother's ghost enlists the help of his best friend to help him accept his 'dragons'. - from synopsis (Collection #6 (2006), p.17)

'A darkly humorous three part look at the psychology, graft and politics of the office work environment. In "Dave's Lunchtime Dos and Don'ts," Steven revels in his easy manipulation of a lonely, sexually frustrated, wealthy older man , until his plan goes horribly wrong. In "Brian Meets His Match" a pack of office workers all use the same internet dating service. Their obsessive rules of engagement are challenged by the arrival of the new boy,- plain old Brian. In "Fiona's Functions" we discover how an older and near-untrainable box office worker deals with the encroachment of technology and her seemingly pre-pubescent new boss.' Source http://www.theprogram.net.au/giveawaysSub.asp?id=599&state_id= (Sighted 19/01/2006)

Kevin and his best friend Neil have just been involved in a brawl at a party. During the fight someone was killed and now Kevin fears they'll be up on murder charges. They go to his older brother Russel for help - but something is not quite right. Russel isn't buying Kevin's version of events, and his lounge room becomes an interrogation room. Eventually, Kevin is forced to question what he believes about another shocking event that happened a year ago. Has he been deluding himself? Has he been wrong to protect his best friend all this time?

In this epic travelogue, Josie Kelly, international itinerant, hits the United States in search of adventure and enlightenment. Falling in love, into bed and over her enormous backpack, Josie hauls through loves, lives and continents narrating her journey to her mysterious English penpal, W, confessing her desires, humiliations and the rawest corners of her soul. Will Josie ever find what she's looking for? And is W the friend she believes him to be? While Josie tries to contain a grief she can't even share with her confidante, the unseen America she travels through quietly deals with its own deaths and intimacies.

There's a Russian bride, a war veteran, a Reverend, a cowboy - all little Hitlers - and an Austrian Bentwood chair. See them live and see them die. In the end only one will be left standing: simple, sturdy, lasting ... Because no matter how bad people get, there's always death; sudden or slow - a testimony to the poor craftsmanship of mankind. sometimes a chair is more lasting than us all. - (synopsis, Collection #6 (2006) p. 41)

Edwina Brumble is the queen of Kings Cross. Morrie fairway is a big-hearted punter in debt to her. If he doesn't pay the money by the end of the day he'll be fed to the fish. Meanwhile country boys Darcy and Brad arrive in the city to make their fortunes. Darcy falls for Mrs. Brumble's best girl and ends up in gaol. Brad discovers a pile of trouble when he turns the head of a cross-dressing Southern Preacher. Everybody's fortunes are riding on the nose of a nag running in the fourth at Randwick - Love's Triumph. - (synopsis, Collection #6 (2006), p. 43)

After yet another relationship break-up, Mark returns to his boyfriend, Tim, who has been infected with a deadly disease. By infecting himself as well, Mark hopes to become one with his lover - a concept Tim refuses to understand. At the same time Mark's mother is trying to reunite her dream couple until Mark's ssiter tells her the truth aboutwhat is happening. The family idyll breaks apart as Mark starts to use the disease to escape from his former life. A play about a deadly journey toward happiness. - (synopsis, Collection #6 (2006), p.45)

A gripping tale rife with the magic of dragons, ghosts, gods and monsters. Based on the Chinese mythological novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Young monk Tripitaka joins the irrepressible Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy on a long and dangerous journey to save the world. (synopsis, Collection #6 (2006) p.47)

Sean has a terrible confession to make. He wants to tell his sister the unforgivable thing he has done, but just as he gathers the courage to walk through the door of the building where she works, the ground begins to shake and the walls begin to crack. This work tracks the interconnecting stories of nine young city-dwellers. Sibling rivalry, ambition, fear and the promise of something better fuel their struggle to cope with the ever-increasing speed of daily life, with its media saturation and high expectations. But these everyday stresses are thrown into relief by a devastating earthquake that changes all their lives. (synopsis, Collection #6 (2006) p.49)

'Pier Paolo Pasolini is credited with having the most radical and prophetic voice of the past century. He was murdered in Italy under suspicious circumstances in 1975. His final film Salo was an apocalyptic reworking of de Sade's The 120 days of Sodom, set in the dying moments of the fascist dictatorship in Italy. Banned and re-banned in Australia over the last 25 years, "Non Parlo di Salo" resurrects the murdered filmmaker in order for him to direct an argument about censorship, aesthetics and contemporary culture.' (Melbourne Workers' Theatre website, http://www.melbourneworkerstheatre.com/past.html)

Not so much a play, more a performance about the performance of gender. - (from synopsis, Collection #6 (2006) p.55)

A primitive odd-couple join forces in a hilarious bid for survival that sees them move from considering each other as potential dinner items to forming a friendship and accidentally discovering fire, the wheel, art and language.