PLAYLAB'S WA SYLLABUS SUGGESTIONS 2022
UNIT 2: YEAR 11 PART 2 (REPRESENTATIONAL, NON-REALIST DRAMA)
The following list of plays has been curated by Playlab Theatre staff in order to provide an extended list of plays suitable for study in Unit 2: Year 11 Part 2 (Representational, Non-Realist Drama). The following titles uses techniques and performance styles suitable for study as part of gaining greater understanding or presentational, non-realist drama.
Undertow
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
Chinese Take Away
by Anna Yen
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
LANGUAGE: English and Cantonese
THEMES: History, Family, Poverty, Chinese Culture, Traditionalism
LENGTH: 45 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES: 30
CAST SIZE: 1
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
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Hanako plunges the audience into the hyper-realistic fantasy of ... 
I Love You, Bro
by Adam J.A. Cass
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
THEMES: The Internet, Identity, Sexuality, Deceit
CHARACTER AGES: 14
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
Playlab Indie
CAST SIZE: 1 – 2 Cast Members
Johnny is a digital chameleon, able to change who he is with ... Read more 
Ma Ma Ma Mad
by Merlynn Tong
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
THEMES: Suicide, Depression
LENGTH: 60 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES: Various
CAST SIZE: 1
SUITABLE FOR: Adult
Merlynn Tong's Ma Ma Ma Mad is based on the true ... Read more
Melek Mo Hani
by Steve Mayer-Miller
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
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 & Senior Years
Moses Susuburi has three homes — Malaita Island, Vanuatu and Beaconsfield Road, Mackay — it's a long story, so when he is caught busking without a licence, it's hard for him to ... Read more
Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
by Daniel Evans
THEMES: Family, Community, Tragedy, Loss
CHARACTER AGES: 18-40
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 5 – 6 Cast Members
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years & Adult
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
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
A Tribute of Sorts
by Benjamin Schostakowski
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
THEMES: Performance, Awkwardness and The Macabre
LENGTH: 90 Minutes
CAST SIZE: 1 – 2 Cast Members
SUITABLE FOR: Adults
Benjamin Schostakowski's A Tribute of Sorts is an artful, dark and funny celebration of theatre itself.
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April’s Fool
by David Burton
THEMES: Drug Culture, Drug Overdose, Death
LENGTH: 60 Minutes
CAST SIZE: 9+
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
CHARACTER AGES: 15-50
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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 & Adults
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
Chasing the Lollyman
by Mark Sheppard
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
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Gaybies
by Dean Bryant
THEMES: Family, Equality, Love
CHARACTER AGES: Mixed
LENGTH: 90 Minutes
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
SUITABLE FOR: Adult
Hotly political and deeply personal, Gaybies shares the intimate real-life stories of children from same-sex parents, surrogate mums, donor dads, co-parents and guardians. A funny and moving piece of real-life ... Read more
It All Begins With Love
by Rod Ainsworth
THIS IS A DIGITAL PUBLICATION
THEMES: Domestic Violence, Community, Love
CHARACTER AGES: One Old, Four Varied
LENGTH: 1 Hour
CAST SIZE: 5 – 6 Cast Members
Playlab Indie
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years & Adults
It All Begins With Love presents an abstract ... Read more 
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 Campaign
by Campion Decent
THEMES: LGBTQIA Rights, Australian Politics
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CHARACTER AGES: Adult
CAST SIZE: 5-6
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years
The Pineapple War
by Lachlan Philpott
THEMES: Oppression, Revolution, Influence
CHARACTER AGES: 16 – 23
LENGTH: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: Large Cast Without Doubling
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years
It’s 2022 and Queensland is now part of China to resolve a civil war. The rest of Australia has become Nation One, with a conservative government and a return to ... Read more
The Village
by Multiple Playwrights
THEMES: Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Immigration
LENGTH: 90 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES: 18+
CAST SIZE: 7
SUITABLE FOR: Senior Years & Adults
The Village is a collaboration between La Boite Theatre Company and MDA, and features stories from <... Read more