Playlab's Tas Syllabus Suggestions 2019-20
AREA 2: ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
The following list of plays has been curated by Playlab staff in order to provide an extended list of plays suitable for study in Unit 3: Devised Ensemble Performance. The following plays have been selected as they were either created and/or developed through unique collaborations, and group devised processes, or because they are heavily relate on ensemble performance. We believe that the texts suggested in this list will provide a greater insight into the area of devised and ensemble performance and will offer great opportunities for both practical performance outcomes and study.
New addition to the current curriculum suggestions: THE BELONGING TRILOGY by Margi Brown Ash | DEFINE ‘ADULT’ by David Burton, Claire Christian and La Boite’s Young Actor’s Company
**Upcoming publications: 600 WAYS TO FILTER A SUNSET by Daniel Evans
The Belonging Trilogy
by Margi Brown Ash
THEMES: Belonging, Home, Not-Belonging,
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1–2
CHARACTER AGES: ≤50
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adults
Define ‘Adult’
by David Burton, Claire Christian and La Boite’s Young Actors Company
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare Adapted by Lynne Bradley
THEMES: Magic, Freedom, Outcasts
CHARACTER AGES: 18+
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle Years
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
The Village
by Multiple Playwrights
THEMES: Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Immigration
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
The Long Way Home
by Daniel Keene
THEMES: Military Service, Mental Health, Trauma, Relationships
CHARACTER AGES: 18+
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 9+ Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
Please Be Seated
by David Megarrity
THEMES: Love, Loss, Life
CHARACTER AGES: Non-Specific
Length: 1 Hour
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
Talking To Brick Walls
by Claire Christian & The Empire Arts Impact Ensemble
THEMES: Young People, Coming of Age, Parenting
CHARACTER AGES: Middle – Senior Years
LENGTH: 1 Hour
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
Melek Mo Hani
by Steve Mayer-Miller
THEMES: Cultural Identity, South Sea Islander Themes, Immigration, Deportation
CHARACTER AGES: Adult
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1 – 2 Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle Years
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
Behind the Cane
by Michael and Margery Forde
THEMES: Blackbirding, White Australia Policy, Australian South-Sea Islander History and Culture
CHARACTER AGES: 10+
LENGTH: 2 Hours
CAST SIZE: 9+ Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years

Driving Into Walls
by Suzie Miller
THEMES: Youth, Drugs, Sex, Self-representation
CHARACTER AGES: 18-21
LENGTH: 1 Hour
CAST SIZE: 5 – 6 Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
OneFiveZeroSeven
by Suzie Miller
THEMES: Youth, Drugs, Sex, Self-Representation
CHARACTER AGES: 18-21
LENGTH: 1 Hour
CAST SIZE: 5 – 6 Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
Snow White
by Lindy Hume, Zulya Kamalova, Suzie Miller Libretto by Suzie Miller
THEMES: Womanhood, Power, Beauty
CHARACTER AGES: 18+
CAST SIZE: 3 – 4 Cast Members
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult