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  • 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

    Absurdist, Drama
    Helen Howard
  • Dropped

    by Katy Warner

    “Dropped provides a theatre experience that is not to be missed ... satisfying entertainment for theatre-goers who are up for the...

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    $9.95

    Absurdist, Digital Publications, Playlab Indie, Theatre of the Absurd
    Katy Warner
  • Not Like Beckett

    by Michael Watts

    Meet Walter Walloon Beckett! An all-singing, all-dancing, comedian extraordinaire. The last of the famous Beckett clan. And he’s a ...

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    $24.95

    Absurdist, Education, Theatre of the Absurd
    Michael Watts
  • 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

    Absurdist, Fantasy, New Releases, Playlab Indie
    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

    Absurdist, Black Comedy, New Releases, Playlab Indie
    Humphrey Bower
  • The Grand

    by Victoria Carless

    "The Grand is darkly funny and touches on humanity’s big-ticket items – ambition, belonging and cocktail animals" Artgaze...

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    $9.95

    Absurdist, Black Comedy, Comedy, Digital Publications, Drama, Education, Fantasy, Playlab Indie, Theatre of the Absurd
    Victoria Carless

Featured Items

  • ATYP Middle School Bundle

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    $55.00

    ATYP, Cabaret, Drama, Education, Fantasy, Musical, Sale
    Multiple playwrights
  • Bison

    by Lachlan Philpott

    Delve beneath the surface into the real lives of today’s gay men.

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    $25.95

    Drama, LGBTQIA +
    Lachlan Philpott
  • Chinese Take Away

    by Anna Yen

    Three generations of women; Grandmother, Mother and Anna, make a figurative ‘journey’ from the mores of Old China to those ...

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    $14.00

    Bilingual, Drama, Epic Theatre
    Anna Yen
  • I Have Taken A Prisoner

    by Dorothy Blewett

    The drama of love and loneliness in a conventional world.

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    $9.95

    Digital Publications, Drama, New Vintage
    Dorothy Blewett
  • Male Monologue Collection Volume 2

    Monologues are a rite of passage. A test of an actor's metal. A tool to sharpen one's teeth with. A ...

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    $12.95

    Digital Publications, Education
    Multiple playwrights
  • The Rites Of Passage Trilogy

    by Stephen Davis

    Chronicling life’s defining moments, The Rites of Passage Trilogy tracks the journey from teenager to young adult.

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    $50.00

    Drama
  • Lady in Danger

    by Max Afford

    Murder! Mystery! Suspense ... and don't forget the Nazi sympathisers.

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    $9.95

    Digital Publications, New Vintage
    Max Afford
  • Food

    by Steve Rodgers

    "Steve Rodger's new play kneads family drama and intercultural rom-com with traces of desire and sexual violence into intimate..

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    $39.95

    Drama
    Steve Rodgers
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