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The story of a Bake-Off competition to select a bride for a Prince and how goodness (and some magic) succeeds against greed and corruption. The cast are: ·      Helen C. as Verita (and narrator) ·      Scarlett  as Cindy and Amaretti ·      Fiona W. as Esme Goodfairy ·      Ron  as Gareth Rella ·      Fiona M. as Saccharine Cole ·      Isabelle as Drizella  ·      Madeline as Brittle ·      Stephen as Diablo Hades ·      Malcolm as King Rupert ..read more

LOST HORIZON - a story of hope in a confused world. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financier, find themselves stranded in the enigmatic snow covered mountains of Tibet.  They are rescued and taken to a hidden valley and the monastic community known as Shangri-La ..read more

The Feral newspaper is owned by Kerry King and run by Terrance Weirdly the editor and his team of Shredder and Stefano Grunt. They are a middle-aged white male clique who ignore the efforts of other workers, Titania and Cindy. Gabrielle volunteers at St Pat's Soup Kitchen with Cindy. Cindy saves her when a soup cauldron falls over. Gabrielle reveals she was hit on the head while rescuing injured orphans from a fire on Christmas Island. The accident left her with amnesia about who she was. She shows Cindy her signet ring. Cindy connects this with the anonymous classified ad that appears in The ..read more

LOST HORIZON - a story of hope in a confused world. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financier, find themselves in the enigmatic snow covered mountains of Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the hidden secret at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La. Act Two: Conway continues his story -- a strange tale of a journey to a strange place, the hidden lamasery of Shangri-La ..read more

The story of a journey from kitchen to bin as experienced by a recyclable HDPE bottle (called Hope). Hope’s vision is that all Synthetic polymers achieve their true destiny:- to be recycled. A Christmas Pantomime (video available at https://youtu.be/z7vhJdfi5k4) Written and Directed by Tim McGrath Cast of Characters Narrator:  FIONA MCVEY ·       Hope – HDPE bottle (optimist) HELEN PEERLESS ·       Polly – Polypropylene food container (anxious) ANNIE TAYLOR ·       Con – PBAT foam food tray (sneaky) FIONA WHEELER ·    ..read more

The story of a property dispute related to the building at end of South Terrace.  Scrooge is intent on redeveloping the cafe into a parking lot. Three visions make her realise that it is better to be part of a community and that money is not everything.  Told through the timeless format of pantomime. CAST: Narrator  .... Fiona Wheeler Scrooge – Property developer .... Peter Hocking Bob Cratchit – Café owner .... Fiona McVey Tiny Tim – Café Patron .... Helen Peerless Mister Kickie - Barista  [panto donkey] .... Kim Petersen Bridie Petite – Dodgy town planner  .... Ann ..read more

A young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language.  The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language.  He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite.  She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1913) Adapted by Tim McGrath (202 ..read more

"Pig Melon" is an Australian adaptation of the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw (which was also adapted as the musical "My Fair Lady") The Cast: Eliza Doolittle (bogan)  | : | Helen Peerless Professor Henry Higgins (sociology professor)  | : | Stephen McVey Doctor Pickering (friend and conscience of Higgins)  | : | Peter Hocking Alfred Doolittle (philosophical father of Eliza)  | : | Ron Potiphar Mrs. Higgins (mother of Henry)  | : | Fiona McVey Sarcastic Bystander | : | Ron Potiphar ..read more

A young shelf stacker from the Perth suburbs is met at the Australia Day fireworks by a university sociology professor who specialises in the phonetics of the English language.  The professor teases her about her ambition to be sociably acceptable given her accent and coarse language.  He suggests an experiment. Over 9 months she is intensively taught to speak Cultivated Australian English and behave like a socialite.  She is exhibited and tested at the Melbourne Cup Lunch at the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1913) Adapted by Tim McGrath (202 ..read more