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1 14 y separately published work icon Up the Road John Harding , 1991 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press Playbox Theatre Centre , 1997 Z80865 1991 single work drama humour

A celebration of life, love and family set in the remote Aboriginal community of Flat Creek, where life is pretty uncomplicated—until a Canberra bureaucrat returns home. (Source: Australian Plays website)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Head of Mary : A Nagasaki Fantasia (International) assertion Chikao Tanaka , ( trans. David G., Goodman )expression Sydney Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre Centre , 1995 Z902754 1995 single work drama
1 3 y separately published work icon Heroic Measures Tom Lindstrom , South Melbourne : Playbox Theatre Centre , 1991 Z97247 1991 single work drama
1 8 y separately published work icon The Forty Lounge Cafe Tes Lyssiotis , Sydney Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 1990 Z490342 1990 single work drama (taught in 2 units)

Play with music

Set initially in Greece and then Australia (the family shop and home), Greek dialogue is used throughout the play. The production calls for an on-stage musician to provide both a live soundtrack to various parts of the production and to support the singing and dancing. Much of the music is Greek in origin, and includes a Byzantine Hymn. The script further suggests, if possible, the inclusion of a bouzouki musician.
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