Format

Short plays

About

Five new short plays by Melissa Bubnic, Michele Lee, Nakkiah Lui, Hannie Rayson and Debra Thomas.

Five writers, five actors, one theme

Power Plays is a theatrical tasting menu of some of Australia’s finest writers. Their mission: to each write a satirical 20-minute play on the theme of power. The result: 100 minutes of hilarious theatre.

(My play is called Off Centre and is about a hospitality worker owing Centrelink $35k).

Creative team

Writers Melissa Bubnic, Michele Lee, Nakkiah Lui, Hannie Rayson, Debra Thomas

Director Paige Rattray

Designer David Fleischer

Lighting designer Ross Graham

Composer & Sound designer Steve Toulmin

With Anthony Gee, Michelle Lim Davidson, Steve Rodgers, Ursula Yovich

Previous developments: Heather Mitchell

Production and development

2016: presented by Sydney Theatre Company, previews 17 Sep – 21 Sep 2016, season 23 Sep – 15 Oct 2016

2015: commissioned and developed by Sydney Theatre Company