The Red Room Readings

The Forlorn Sept 5
Written by Chris Isaacs, Directed by Peter Webb

The Forlorn is an ambitious, cheeky treatise on our relationship with existence which successfully manages to discuss everything and nothing simultaneously! A startling debut this 19 year old playwright.

Bury Me Sept 12
Written by Emma Melisande, Directed by David Stein

DaisyÂ’s grief causes her to lust after a change of lifestyle, Nigel just wants his wife to be happy again. Noosa wants to put old ghosts to rest. Bury Me is a quirky, engaging play about neuroses, need and monstrous tendencies dressed in decent guises.

Fragmented Sept 19
Written by Suzanne Ingelbrecht, Directed by Vivienne Glance

Can one face fear and find courage? An exploration of the fragility of the human spirit,of relationships and hope, following the horror of warfare. Ex-soldier Ivan Radicevic struggles to come to terms with the shocking truth of what he has and hasn't done in the war to save his country.

The Ships Pass Quietly Sept 26
Written and Directed by John Aitken

A stirring and inspiring account of the life and work of Anna Akhmatova, one of the greatest Russian lyric poets of the 20th century. Plagued by personal tragedy and silenced by force, the haunting question remains, would this woman have achieved the same artistic greatness were she not locked into a dance of death with Stalin?