Synopsis
Refuge - A Collection of Four Plays
P P Cranney & Stephen House & John Romeril & Chris Thompson
Published by Currency Press
PP Cranney takes three perspectives in his compelling play, pitting suburban trivialities against the lives of the homeless, and the hardships of two young refugees separated from their family
THE YUM YUM ROOM
Looks at issues of trust, vulnerability and ritual
17-year-old Tom wants to be a DJ, his dad would prefer that he finished school and stopped smoking dope
This gentle script explores tough issues with tenderness and humour
CROWDED HOUSE
John Romeril takes the search for security into a future dystopia where, in a terrifying twist on survival of the fittest, the young are hunted in the streets - an imaginative and gripping drama in which home is wherever you can hide, and wherever camaraderie can be found
THE BRIDGE
Just out of town, the bridge is a sanctuary for a group of young people until one suicides and shatters the small community
Chris Thompson's moving play explores the search for belonging during the transition from adolescence to autonomy