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      • Production | Wild Abandon
      • Production | Second Coming by Kathryn Marquet
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      • 2024
        • Production l Eat Slay Zombie by Alinta McGrady
        • Production | Horizon by Maxine Mellor (2024)
        • Production l Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border
      • 2023
        • Production l White China by Therese Collie
        • Production | Unconditional by Seán Dowling & Cameron Hurry (2023)
        • Production l Face to Face by Emily Wells (2023)
      • 2022
        • Production | Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong (2022)
        • Production l Face to Face by Emily Wells (2022)
        • Production l Brutal Utopias by Stephen Carleton
        • Production l Slow Boat by Anna Yen
      • 2021
        • Production l Rising by Hannah Belanszky, Madeleine Border, Emily Burton, Lauren Sherritt and Sarah Wilson
        • Production l Horizon by Maxine Mellor (2021)
      • 2019
        • Production l Magpie by Elise Greig
      • 2018
        • Production l The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek by Kathryn Marquet
      • 2017
        • Production | Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong
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  • PRODUCTIONS
    • 2026
      • Production | Wild Abandon
      • Production | Second Coming by Kathryn Marquet
    • Production History
      • 2024
        • Production l Eat Slay Zombie by Alinta McGrady
        • Production | Horizon by Maxine Mellor (2024)
        • Production l Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border
      • 2023
        • Production l White China by Therese Collie
        • Production | Unconditional by Seán Dowling & Cameron Hurry (2023)
        • Production l Face to Face by Emily Wells (2023)
      • 2022
        • Production | Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong (2022)
        • Production l Face to Face by Emily Wells (2022)
        • Production l Brutal Utopias by Stephen Carleton
        • Production l Slow Boat by Anna Yen
      • 2021
        • Production l Rising by Hannah Belanszky, Madeleine Border, Emily Burton, Lauren Sherritt and Sarah Wilson
        • Production l Horizon by Maxine Mellor (2021)
      • 2019
        • Production l Magpie by Elise Greig
      • 2018
        • Production l The Dead Devils of Cockle Creek by Kathryn Marquet
      • 2017
        • Production | Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong
  • FOR ARTISTS
    • Development Programs
      • About Development
      • INCEPTION
      • Playwright-in-Residence
    • Paused Programs
      • Sparks
      • Ignition
      • Fuel
      • Incubator
      • Transmission
      • Gather
    • Script Assessments
    • Submitting for Publication?
  • FOR EDUCATORS
    • Educator PD Workshops
    • Resources and Permissions
    • The Scene Project Publications
    • ATYP – Australian Theatre for Young People
    • Curriculum Suggestions
      • QLD
        • UNIT 1 (SHARE)
        • UNIT 2 (REFLECT)
        • UNIT 3 (CHALLENGE)
        • UNIT 4 (TRANSFORM)
        • ENGLISH + EAL
      • VIC
        • UNIT 1
        • UNIT 2
      • WA
        • UNIT 1
        • UNIT 2
        • UNIT 3+4
        • LITERATURE
        • EXAM MATERIALS
      • TAS
        • UNIT 1
        • UNIT 2
        • UNIT 3
        • UNIT 4
      • NSW
  • SHOP
    • Shop All
      • New Releases
      • Hard Copy Publications
      • E-Publications
      • Playlab Indie Collection
      • ATYP – Australian Theatre for Young People
    • Shop Genres
      • Primary Years
      • Middle Years
      • Senior Years
      • Absurdism
      • Adaption
      • Australian Gothic
      • Bilingual
      • Collections
      • First Nations Theatre
      • Large Cast
      • LGBTQIA+
      • Linear
      • Magical Realism
      • Non-Linear
      • Realism
      • Theatre for Social Comment
      • Verbatim
    • Shop Sale
    • Shop PD Workshops
  • ABOUT
    • Support Us
    • Work with Us
    • Team
    • The Board
    • FAQs
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • CART

Playlab Theatre has been challenging perspectives on Australian society through excellence in theatre for more than 54 years. We develop, produce and publish contemporary Australian stories—keeping playwrights at the centre of the creative process.

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