AustLit

'The adult gap-year you never knew you needed.

'Fast, frivolous and continuously flashing, the always-awake playground of a tourist mecca in Bangkok paints the scene for Neon Tiger; a roaring new Australian play with songs…'

Source: La Boite 2018 season.

'What’s so different about country kids? There used to be a feeling that being out of the cities was being out of the loop, left behind. But now? Are we still disconnected from the rest of the world when we’re connected to the internet? Have we got any fewer Facebook friends?

'Inspired by real stories and experiences collected from around regional Australia, and developed and performed by the 2015 HotHouse Studio Ensemble, Between The Clouds invites you to experience the good the bad and the ugly of the online world from the perspective of those living furthest away from our capital cities.

'This gritty little play is full of big ideas: distance, power, identity and the lingering question, “What the hell is gonna happen to my Facebook profile when I die?”' (Production summary)

'A co-production with La Boite Theatre Company

'This is Julia-Rose Lewis’ first play and she has made something wondrous. On the one hand, Samson is an Australian coming-of-age story set in a country town. On the other hand, it is a completely disarming hodgepodge of unexpectedness and originality, of metaphysics and silliness, of religious faith and topless sunbathing.

'Essie, Beth, Sid and Rabbit are growing up at the arse end of the arse end of the world. Boredom, decay and violence plague their lives. And grief, for the death of a friend. Grappling with their own existence and grasping hopelessly at the future, they find themselves imagining heaven and dreaming of hell.

'Samson fizzes with truth; it is brutal yet gentle, funny yet sad, young yet old. At its heart is the startling idea that the death of someone important can be the start of something excellent.

'Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) makes her Belvoir debut in this gem about discovering beauty in unlikely places.' (Publication summary)

'A beautifully crafted collection of twelve monologues presenting young characters that laugh, tease and tell stories to make your toes curl. Each piece takes a captivating look at what happens when people are placed just outside their comfort zone. ' (Publisher's blurb)