Pendulum

mRL Highground

By Evil Deeds

Conagh Punch, Lachlan McCulloch, Nyx Ho, Jack Wynne

mRL Highground explores a sci-fi dystopian vision of the modern day.
The efforts of corporations have eroded our ability to connect with each other.
There is no spontaneity. no authenticity. An algorithm can save you the effort of conversation, your responses prewritten. But all it takes is the right action at the right moment,
and a single person can change everything.
oh, and it's a musical.

Interwoven

By Chandan Sharma, Mordred Hibbins and Nicole Melrose

Interwoven is a piece told through 3 monologues, each character separated through time and space but united in their hardship. Our piece reveals stories of fear, power, gender divides, expectations of love, concerns about the future of technology and a joint longing for a sense of connection in the world. The piece is composed of: A Modern-Day Confession Poem-delivered by a working mother trying to exist in a world overrun by technology, mourning the loss of family and connection; A Declaration to the King’s Court-presented by a recently insulted King of England, grappling with the weight of war and the death it brings; and An Audio Recording of a Woman’s Musings-portrayed by a 70’s woman trying to archive a feminist voice regarding love and loss. Each voice in unique in class, time-period, and motivation, however, their desire to be heard - to find connection through their voices leaves them forever Interwoven.

Persona

By LH Enterprises

Luca Bobe, Haci Kaya

PERSONA is a gripping psychological drama that blurs the line between truth and identity. When Detective Ben Cole interrogates Julian Reyes about a violent robbery, a tangled history of trauma, loss, and survival begins to unravel. As the conversation intensifies, buried memories rise to the surface, and a shocking truth is revealed, Julian may not be who he seems. Exploring themes of grief, fractured identity, and the masks we wear to survive, PERSONA takes audiences on an emotional journey through loyalty, memory, and the haunting power of the past.

Toybox

Hehe Union

Vaiui Lealofisa Penaia, Will Bartels, Jess McMahon, Gabrielle Blewer, Farhahn Arsad, Bri Nam

Travel back to the days of your childhood—the cringe-worthy, the wildly creative, and the unapologetically Kool.

Enjoy a series of skits rooted in fact, not fiction.

Prepare to laugh until your crocs fly off; otherwise, you might hurt our feelings, and we are definitely telling on you.

We Have Company

By We Have Company

Millie Breen, Jessica Demasi, Emma Kruithoff, Daisy Paxton-White, Lily Straker, Dylan Talbot

A year after Charlotte’s death, her childhood friends reunite to help her widowed husband move on. In the home they once grew up in, they reminisce on the memories and grief held within the walls.

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Occupied

By HIJJY Theatre Company

Jezebelle McDonell, Yvette Dixon, Hugo Stevens, Jonas Saw, Imani Francis

Occupied follows five complex individuals, living in a shared house not out of friendship, but necessity. In the chaotic nature of life, the bathroom becomes their only sanctuary, a place to be vulnerable, exposed and truly authentic. Scarlett, Jamie, Noah, Rachel, and Isabelle are adults trying to figure out this game of life, caught between the masks they wear in public and the mirror that reveals their true selves. In a house where privacy is a luxury, how safe and vulnerable can one truly be?

Occupied, grounded in naturalism and realism, aims to demonstrate the harsh realities of young adulthood, conveying the complex relationship dynamics that arise from living in close proximity with others. We demonstrate that things don't always end tied up in a neat little bow, at the end of the day some things never get resolved, some people drift apart, and closure is a privilege not everyone gets.

You’re meant to feel it all. Uncomfortable. Shocked. Mad. Confused. As you enter the world of Scarlett, Noah, Jamie, Isabelle, and Rachel, remember they are humans too.

Collective Stagnation

By Collective Stagnation

Madison Stevenson, Mon Wing-Yun Le Breton, Portia Thorne, Gabrielle Frazier, Laura Burke, Molly Rogerson.

Collective Stagnation is a devised ensemble performance that explores the space between motion and stillness, between the impulse to create and the forces that hold us back. Through a series of vignette-style scenes, the piece draws the audience into the everyday experience of being a creative. Where moments of connection, isolation, energy, and hesitation are constantly in flux.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

-Loud sounds, including shouting

-Flashing lights

-Haze effect

-Discussion of gender struggles, familial loss, death, war, violence, abuse, robbery, sex, miscarriage, suicide, drugs and alcohol.

-Psychological Trauma and Dissociation

-Parental Neglect

-Depiction of physical violence and alcohol usage

-Use of strong language and swearing

-Depictions of mental health struggles (Medic*tion, self-image, depression)

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