TITLE: THE LARAMIE PROJECT

The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman

A remarkably complex theatre piece ... testimony to events, feelings, opinions and recollections of an event that left none untouched.

Helen Thomson, The Age, 2005.

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TITLE: WORDS THEY MAKE WITH THEIR MOUTHS

Words They Make With Their Mouths - by Tim Spencer

16 characters, 1 performer, a show about last Saturday night.

It’s late one Saturday night, and a haphazard group of bright young things tumble out of a bar searching for a drink, a bed, or just a body to rub up against.

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TITLE: HOUSE ON FIRE

House on Fire by Debra Oswald

Isn’t it fascinating how incompatible siblings can be? … I’m considering studying them in depth.

India, the girl next door.

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TITLE: ALASKA

atyp Under the Wharf, Raw Hide 
and Eliza Ocaña present: ALASKA by D C Moore

DC Moore’s confronting first play premiered at the Royal Court, London, in 2007.

Frank barely tolerates his job in a cinema kiosk.   But when Mamta joins the staff and quickly becomes his boss – Frank is not pleased. How can a Paki tell him what to do?
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TITLE: TUSK TUSK

Tusk Tusk by Polly Stenham

Co-produced with Sydney Theatre Company

Come on troops. Let's take check: Finnbar, slightly ruffled but still in fighting form. Maggie, could do with a full night's sleep but otherwise all in order... Stay here. Don't answer the door.

Eliot, 15 years
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TITLE: RIO SAKI AND OTHER FALLING DEBRIS

Rio Saki and Other Falling Debris by Shaun Charles

Are you afraid to die alone? I am. I am a single female looking for somebody to share the last moments on earth with. Somebody to talk to, laugh with, hold, and cry. I’m seeking a lover till the end. Will you be there with me? contact Hannie.

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TITLE: THREE SISTERS

CRY HAVOC's Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

It’s a year after the death of the head of the family and the Prozorovs gather for a birthday celebration. They’re young, rich, educated and moving in the most glamorous of circles. What could possibly be missing? In a bold new adaptation using both contemporary pop culture and timeless literary references, Chekhov is given the CRY HAVOC treatment in a fresh version of the one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.

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TITLE: WAREHOUSE PRODUCTION: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! THE STRANGERS PROJECT

Who The Hell Are You!? The Strangers Project

7 young people aged between 14-17 have been meeting throughout Term 3 and 4 on atyp's international collaboration project with youth theatre companies from Wales, Hong Kong and New Zealand. This is what they have created so far. This creative dvelopemtn showing is an example of the kind of production atyp hopes to stage in 2011. The countries have shared material, ideas and expertise and are in the process of generating a script that pulls aspects of everyone's culture together. It's ambitious, engaging and well worth a look!

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TITLE: DESIREE DIN AND THE RED FOREST

Desiree Din and the Red Forest by Maxine Mellor

Desiree Din is the point five of the 2.5 kids in a nuclear family. Small, strange and the last in line for everything, Desiree retreats to her dollhouse in the red forest. The problem is that Desiree is forgetting her own family. Her brother and sister are in danger. A massive family duty rests on Desiree’s small, uncertain shoulders.

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