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In a wondrous world of riddles and hidden treasure, bumbling Jack Hare is on a race against time to deliver a message of love from the Moon to the Sun. Far, far away in a world just like ours, a mother cheers her son Joe with the tale of Jack Hare''s adventure. But when Jack''s mission goes topsy-turvy, Joe and his mum must come to the rescue, and the line between the two worlds becomes blurred forever.Bringing to life Kit Williams'' iconic picture book, Masquerade stars a talking fish, a tone-deaf barbershop quartet, a gassy pig, a precious jewel and a few mere mortals. It''s a magical adventure that is, at its heart, about the love between a parent and a child.

In For We the Young, a collection of plays by one of Australia''s most beloved writers of theatre for young people, Finegan Kruckemeyer offers a glimpse into worlds of quiet sorrow and deep joy, daring feats and ingenious leaps. His quirky humour and surprising stories release the imagination and let it run wild, trailing images and words behind like so many footprints in the snow. In My Robot, pieces of junk and pieces of people form the cure to a young inventor''s homesickness. In Love, a big-hearted boy tries to save the most precious things in his town from a huge storm. In The Snow, a ''tiny child'' tackles mean birds and deep darkness to find a way through the mountain of snow that has cut off his village. In This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing, three sisters traverse the globe to find their true selves. And in the dystopian world of Where Words Once Were, our hero learns the damage words can do, along with their power to heal. ''Children''s theatre at its best'' Seesaw Magazine Read the introduction by Meg Upton: https://www.currency.com.au/wp-content/uploads/ForWeTheYoungIntro.pdf Cover design Andy Ellis.

In Wala Wala, Senior Constable Ray Lorkin struggles to keep a peace between Aboriginal tradition and the law he is sworn to uphold. When a local man dies in mysterious circumstances, Ray decides he can no longer do things 'blackfella way'.

One eye closed, the other locked on my target.' Monologues are a crucial element of theatre, for actors and students alike. From high school study to professional auditions and performances, the monologue exposes the heart of a play and the capacities of the performer. The monologue should be relevant to the performer, and a revelation to the audience. This new collection brings together 30 monologues from contemporary Australian plays. These voices -- from ages 14 to 84, from the 1880s to the near future -- showcase the best of our national writing for the stage. Featuring monologues written by: Donna Abela; Jada Alberts; Angela Betzien; Andrew Bovell; Melissa Bubnic; Mary Anne Butler; Justine Campbell & Sarah Hamilton; Stephen Carleton; Katherine Thomson, Angela Chaplin & Kavisha Mazzella; Elizabeth Coleman; Patricia Cornelius; Wesley Enoch; Jane Montgomery Griffiths; Rashma N. Kalsie; Daniel Keene; Finegan Kruckemeyer; Suzie Miller; Kate Mulvany & Craig Silvey; Terence Oconnell; Debra Oswald; Lachlan Philpott; Leah Purcell; Caroline Reid; Damien Ryan; Samah Sabawi; Stephen Sewell; Ninna Tersman; Alana Valentine.