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  • The Trial

    by Franz Kafka adapted

    'One doesn't have to believe everything is true. One only has to believe it is necessary.' – Kafka ...

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    $14.00

    Absurdism, Adaptation, Digital Publications, Large Cast, New Releases, Senior Years
    Franz Kafka, Jason Klarwein
  • Unit 3 - Challenge

    Our suggested texts for QLD's Drama Curriculum Unit 3 - Challenge ...

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    $120

    Absurdism, Contemporary Australian Drama, Epic Theatre, Hard Copy, Middle Years, New Releases, Senior Years, Theatre for Social Comment
    Claire Christian, David Burton, Hayden Jones, Lachlan Philpott, Mary Ann Butler, Merlynn Tong, Michael Watts, Sam Foster
  • Pawpaw Dog & Other Dog

    by Esther Dougherty

    I’m a special baby mushroom and I don’t need bags. ...

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    $9.95

    Absurdism, Comedy, New Releases
    Esther Dougherty
  • New Babylon

    by Stephen Carleton

    Escape climate catastrophe and take a cruise with some of the world's wealthiest 'preppers'. ...

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    $14.00

    Absurdism, Black Comedy, Digital Publications, Linear
    Stephen Carleton
  • One More Hour

    by Mary Anne Butler

    Three dogs and their owners face the strange, new world of the apocalypse. ...

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    $25.95

    Absurdism, Education Notes, Hard Copy, Magical Realism, Senior Years, Theatre for Social Comment
    Mary Anne Butler
  • Sometimes It's Hot Like The Sun

    by Madeleine Border and Honor Webster-Mannison

    Gummy smiles. Mascara stained sheets. The smell of burnt bras. That feeling you get when your left nipple intimidates your ... ...

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    $9.95

    Absurdism, Digital Publications, Fantasy, Large Cast, LGBTQIA +, Playlab Indie, Senior Years, Theatre for Social Comment
    Honor Webster-Mannison, Madeleine Border
  • The Apparatus by Humphrey Bower

    with Tim Green based on three stories by Franz Kafka

    This visceral new work will make you feel the absurdity and horror of what lies on our doorstep. ...

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    $9.95

    Absurdism, Black Comedy, Digital Publications, Playlab Indie
    Humphrey Bower
  • Beetle-Eyed

    by Helen Howard

    Workers are turning into beetles, invisible bugs are plaguing humans and men are pretending to be blind. ...

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    $17.95

    Absurdism, Drama, Hard Copy, Large Cast, Senior Years
    Helen Howard
  • Bustown

    by Lachlan Philpott

    Breathe in deep, can ya smell it? Smell of bus seats. ...

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    $14

    Absurdism, Digital Publications, Drama, Fantasy, Hard Copy, Large Cast, Magical Realism, Middle Years
    Lachlan Philpott
  • Delirium

    by Amy Bell

    'One word kept coming to mind while watching Delirium - extraordinary. This is an extraordinary piece of theatre.' Denise ... ...

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    $39.95

    Absurdism, Comedy, Drama, Hard Copy, Thriller
    Amy Bell
  • The Grand

    by Victoria Carless

    Matilda and Eugenia struggle through a once grand hotel, in a town in the depths of a tourism deficit, solely ... ...

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    $9.95

    Absurdism, Black Comedy, Comedy, Digital Publications, Drama, Fantasy, Playlab Indie
    Victoria Carless
  • Not Like Beckett

    by Michael Watts

    Meet Walter Walloon Beckett! An all-singing, all-dancing, comedian extraordinaire. ...

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    $24.95

    Absurdism, Hard Copy, Senior Years
    Michael Watts
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