PLAYLAB'S NSW SYLLABUS SUGGESTIONS 2022
TOPIC 7: MULTI-DISCIPLINE THEATRE
The following list has been assembled by Playlab Theatre in order to provide an extended list of plays suitable for study in Topic 7: Multi-Discipline Theatre. In order to assist educators and students further explore the applications of multiple disciplines and how they can be used to challenge traditional representation and dramatic narratives, the following list of titles employ the use of multiple disciplines in order to create meaning. This list contains titles that use different combinations of disciplines in order to create theatre and include, but are not limited to; film, music and sound, puppetry, use of multiple languages and cultural influences, technology and physical theatre.
The Age of Bones (Zaman Belulang)
by Sandra Thibodeaux
LANGUAGE: English and Bahasa Indonesia
THEMES: Injustice, Human Rights, Immigration Law
CAST SIZE: 7–8
LENGTH: 75 mins
SUITABLE FOR: 12+
SYNOPSIS
The Age of Bones traces the ... Read moreUndertow
by Hayden Jones and Sam Foster
THEMES: Resilience, Mental Health , Relationships and Identity
LENGTH: 50 minutes
CAST SIZE: 17 Characters
CHARACTER AGES: 16-30+
SUITABLE FOR: Middle & Senior Years
The Belonging Trilogy
by Margi Brown Ash
THEMES: Belonging, Home, Not-Belonging,
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1–2
CHARACTER AGES: ≤50
SUITABLE FOR: Adults
Blue Bones
by Merlynn Tong
LANGUAGE: English, Mandarin, Malay and Hokkien
THEMES: Domestic Violence, Relationships, Self Empowerment
CHARACTER AGES: Young Adult
LENGTH: 90 Minutes
CAST SIZE: 1 – 2 Cast Members
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
When a woman finds scars left by her ex-boyfriend of many years etched into her bones, she begins a turbulent journey to unpack her past and discover how he got ... Read more
The Cinematic Theatre Handbook
by Brad Jennings and Steven Maxwell
Includes complementary DVD
Synopsis: Since founding Markwell Presents in 2002 Brad Jennings and Steven Maxwell have written and produced 14 new plays for young people featuring Cinematic Theatre: the integration of live performance ... Read moreThe Harbinger
by David Morton and Matthew Ryan
THEMES: Storytelling, Loss, Memories
CHARACTER AGES: All Ages
LENGTH: 1 Hour
CAST SIZE: 9 + Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
Headspace
by Brad Jennings
THEMES: Adolescence, Loss, Family, Responsibility
CHARACTER AGES: 15 – 18
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
TARGET AUDIENCE: Middle Years
CAST SIZE: 9+ Cast Members
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
SUITABLE FOR: 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: 120 Minutes
CAST SIZE: 9+ Cast Members
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years

The Pineapple Queen
by Norman Price
THEMES: fantasy, Escapism
CHARACTER AGES: 20 – 50
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1 – 2 Cast Members
Playlab Indie
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story
by Priscilla Jackman
THEMES: LGBTQIA, Identity and Love
LENGTH: 120 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES: 18+
CAST SIZE: 6 (doubling is required)
SUITABLE FOR ADULTS: Adult
Priscilla Jackman's Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor Story is an ... Read more
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
Viral
by Hayden Jones and Sam Foster