Playlab Theatre, 2025

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Scenes: 34

..."How about this weather…?!” This age-old small-talk starter has begun millions of conversations between strangers around the globe – but why this question? What does the weather say that we cannot? 34 Scenes About the Weather...">

..."How about this weather…?!” This age-old small-talk starter has begun millions of conversations between strangers around the globe – but why this question? What does the weather say that we cannot? 34 Scenes About the Weather...

Playlab Theatre, 2010

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Roles: Total (27), Female (12), Male (8), Unassigned (7)

..."David Burton‘s April’s Fools is a thought-provoking, memorable, and ultimately optimistic reflection on the choices we make and how they affect those we love. SYNOPSIS In April 2009, two weeks short of his nineteenth birthday, Toowoomba...">

..."David Burton‘s April’s Fools is a thought-provoking, memorable, and ultimately optimistic reflection on the choices we make and how they affect those we love. SYNOPSIS In April 2009, two weeks short of his nineteenth birthday, Toowoomba...

Playlab Theatre, 2019

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...When do you reach that point? When you turn 18? When you move out of home? When you get married? When you have a baby? When you lose your virginity? When you embrace your identity? When you love yourself before someone else? When you travel...">

...When do you reach that point? When you turn 18? When you move out of home? When you get married? When you have a baby? When you lose your virginity? When you embrace your identity? When you love yourself before someone else? When you travel...

Playlab Theatre, 2014

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Scenes: 15, Roles: Total (5), Female (1), Male (4), Unassigned (0)

...In a music studio in surburban Brisbane four men gather in an attempt to build upon a surprisingly successful first album. Newly clean, front man Gareth is losing his cool. Lead guitarist Chimney has got cold feet. Bass player Michael...">

...In a music studio in surburban Brisbane four men gather in an attempt to build upon a surprisingly successful first album. Newly clean, front man Gareth is losing his cool. Lead guitarist Chimney has got cold feet. Bass player Michael...

Playlab Theatre, 2014

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Roles: Total (4), Female (2), Male (2), Unassigned (0)

..."Lazarus has been in bed for three days since it happened and nothing is going to make him move. Nothing. He gets to make the rules in his bed; he’s the master of his own fate there, even as his world is crashing down around him. He can...">

..."Lazarus has been in bed for three days since it happened and nothing is going to make him move. Nothing. He gets to make the rules in his bed; he’s the master of his own fate there, even as his world is crashing down around him. He can...

Playlab Theatre, 2015

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Scenes: 38, Roles: Total (20), Female (14), Male (6), Unassigned (0)

..."The Land Mine is Me by David Burton and Claire Christian There’s a bomb in the school. The bomb is going to explode. Do you know who did it? The Land Mine is Me is a comic and contemporary take on the life of an adolescent. The school...">

..."The Land Mine is Me by David Burton and Claire Christian There’s a bomb in the school. The bomb is going to explode. Do you know who did it? The Land Mine is Me is a comic and contemporary take on the life of an adolescent. The school...

Playlab Theatre, 2016

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Acts: 2, Scenes: 25, Roles: Total (7), Female (2), Male (5), Unassigned (0)

...David Burton’s St Mary’s in Exile explores Brisbane’s Catholic community in 2009, rocked when the Catholic Church stepped in to oust beloved priest Father Kennedy from his post at St Mary’s in South Brisbane. He led more than...">

...David Burton’s St Mary’s in Exile explores Brisbane’s Catholic community in 2009, rocked when the Catholic Church stepped in to oust beloved priest Father Kennedy from his post at St Mary’s in South Brisbane. He led more than...

Playlab Theatre, 2024

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Scenes: 18

..."David Burton’s The Final Days of Bedlam is written specifically for Grade 7–10 and designed for classrooms to reflect on the purpose of education and learning in classroom environments. Bedlam High is about to be closed and a group...">

..."David Burton’s The Final Days of Bedlam is written specifically for Grade 7–10 and designed for classrooms to reflect on the purpose of education and learning in classroom environments. Bedlam High is about to be closed and a group...

Playlab Theatre, 2015

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Roles: Total (27), Female (18), Male (7), Unassigned (2)

..."The Land Mine is Me by David Burton and Claire Christian There’s a bomb in the school. The bomb is going to explode. Do you know who did it? The Land Mine is Me is a comic and contemporary take on the life of an adolescent. The school...">

..."The Land Mine is Me by David Burton and Claire Christian There’s a bomb in the school. The bomb is going to explode. Do you know who did it? The Land Mine is Me is a comic and contemporary take on the life of an adolescent. The school...

Playlab Theatre, 2020

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Scenes: 24, Roles: Total (18), Female (3), Male (1), Unassigned (14)

...David Burton’s Wisdom is a politically charged black comedy that unpacks the value society places on youth, propaganda and its effect on the public perception of a world in crisis. Originally written for Queensland Theatre’s The Scene...">

...David Burton’s Wisdom is a politically charged black comedy that unpacks the value society places on youth, propaganda and its effect on the public perception of a world in crisis. Originally written for Queensland Theatre’s The Scene...