AustLit

'An overgrown kid who’s lost their casual job is suddenly finds themselves spending up to eight hours a day playing Animal Crossing. In it they find a sense of purpose and the company they lack. They’re so comfortable in this virtual space but the real world is calling.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.

'An older woman who lives alone looks out on the world changing around her, where isolation has become the norm. She’s been doing the Marie Kondo thing, when a friend knocks on her door, takes her out into the wide world and down to the beach. A surprise hug brings out a flood of emotions, and the grief over her deceased partner back into view.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.

'A high school teacher deals with a range of competing pressures including the death of his boss, a person who he would normally look to for guidance through times of crisis. He contemplates ideas of leadership and what the loss of this mentor will mean for him personally and for his students.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.

'An opera singer living and working Freiberg, Germany, contracts coronavirus. Her health-scare forces her to take a rest from the frenetic pace of her career and consider what’s actually important, about life, about making art and about being together.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.

'A Malaysian-Chinese International student counsels a friend on whether studying in Australia is a good idea. They recount a recent racist verbal assault they experienced, one that has shattered their illusions about Australia and brings the underlying racism in our society and government into focus. They’ve come from innocence, and now they’re waking up to the world.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.

'A First Nations woman decides to take her family on Country to do lockdown. Together they find peace in stripping things back to their most essential; chopping wood, fetching water, with no internet and no real connection to the outside world. On returning to the city, she discovers the news of George Floyd’s death and the explosion of the Black Lives Matter movement, here and overseas.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.