TenX10
Premiered 2016
BTC ARTS SHED, GOLDEN SQUARE
TENx10 is a program of ten original plays of 10 minutes each. The plays are selected by a panel of esteemed local theatre representatives.
About TENX10
As time passes and attention spans have grown shorter, BTC’s short play festival has grown in popularity.
Bendigo Theatre Company’s annual TENx10 Season is for writers, directors and performers who appreciate the importance of original works. With no barrier to age, gender or experience, TENx10 offers participants the ability to experience many aspects of theatre within a short time frame. It’s a great way to meet a whole group of folks who enjoy the connection and creativity found when developing a piece of theatre.
Audiences leave the TENx10 performances laughing, crying and thinking. With such a broad season, drawing from such a wide range of stimulus, paired with performers and directors who get the chance to flex their creative muscles – there truly is something for everybody in TENx10. Whether you’re a playwright, or if you’re keen to have a go at directing, acting or any backstage roles, keep an eye out for the next TENx10 date announcements and get in touch to be involved.
PLAY | PLAYWRIGHT
[Brackets] Craig Gustafson
38.4% Lenka Schirmer
A Date with Death Steven Hayet
A Friendly Chat Julie Thomson
A Great Day for a Funeral Julie Cunningham
A Moment of Clarity Philip Middleton Williams
A Nice, Gentle Invasion Christopher Milne
A Postcard from My Black Dog Megan Riedl
A Shapeshifter? Me? Tommy Russell
Actor & The Locked Door Chris Pedler
Anna by Lamplight Alison Knight
Astronomical Connection Michael Leach
Bendigo Timothy Weber
Change Time Merryn Redenbach and Zara Jones
Chewing the Fat Sheryn Long
Close Enough Louise Woodward
Coming to Town Keith Whalen
Coming to You Live Laurie Allen
Cross Purposes Lois Angus
Dead Man’s Shoes Thomas Alexander
Dear Lisa Alison Knight
Digital Life Kerry Turpie
Dire Straits Lin Robinson
Dolls Robert Weibezahl
Family Business Louise Hopewell
Filth Shannon Murdoch
Gay Expectations Garrett F Dulton
Goodbye Grandpa Vern Wall
Goodnight Mark and Penny Bolton
Google Classroom Sharon Newth
Gown Robert Weibezahl
Grin and Bear It Lenka Schirmer
Happy Happy Birthday Daryl Headlam
Hide and Seek Lee Lawing
Hubble Bubble Marilyn Ollett
I’ve Got Something to Say Vern Wall
Inn-Communicado Wendy Collishaw & Sherri Donnelly
Inner Child Kerry Turpie
It’s Not Me… It’s You Katie Lee
Kismet Julie Cunningham
Long Time Child, First Time Father Chris Pedler
Lost In The Desert Carmen Saarelaht
Love on the Line JW Clark
Love Song Louise Hopewell
Meaningless James Ellen
Mindsets Chris Pedler
Mirror Image Seamus Allan
Mission Robert Weibezahl
Mum’s the Word Maripat Allen
My Perfect Mate Ethan Bortman
My Sister in a Pale Blue Egg DJ Cahan
Myra Bryan Harnetiaux
Nine Billion Names of God Lewis Adams
No Present Like The Time Marilyn Ollett
No Sequel Rachel Nightingale
Performance Review Lenka Schirmer
Pronouns Rachel Nightingale
Ragout Audrey Farthing
Rainbow’s End Allison Knight
Restaurant Romeo Kerry Turpie
Reversed Normality Matt Green
Second Act, Second Helpings John Mabey
Seriously Really Our Parents Are What! Adam Szudrich
Slick Dame Kay Phillips
Sludge Mary White
State of Purity Alison Knight
Sticks and Stones Graeme Murray
Stuck in the Middle Sheryn Long
Sunday Fishing Benjamin S MacEllen
Swing Thought Ethan Bortman
Symphony Treno per Pendolari Megan Riedl
The Architect’s Last Evening J W Clark
The Art Heist Redux Matthew Hanf
The Baby Job Vern Wall
The Babyboomer’s Lament Mary White
The Bendigo Committee for Manhole Covers Christopher Milne
The Best Man Carmen Saarelaht
The Biscuit Protocol Ian Hart
The Chosen One Lenka Schirmer
The Claim Chris Hobson
The Funeral Vern Wall
The Interview Ian Hart
The Last Song Benjamin S MacEllen
The Locked Door Chris Pedler
The Math Michael J Leach
The Near Distant Future Mark Harvey
The Potato Sack Chris Pedler
The Problem With Philosophy Wendy Dunn
The Quiet Carriage Benjamin S MacEllen
The Rich History and Ample Cultural Attractions of Bendigo, Victoria Tommy Russell
The Swear Shop Vern Wall
The Visitors Bernadette Rule
They Use Violence, We Use Force Shane Worrell
Things That Go Bump in the Bite Alison Knight
Tigerland Mark Bolton
Time Lenka Schirmer
Touché Sheryn Long
Touchless Paula Armstrong
Trash And Treasure Louise Hopewell
Two Men, One Frypan Megan Reidl
Upgrade Kerry Turpie
Vote for Me Kel Vance
Waiting for Gary Mark Bolton
YEAR BY YEAR
2025
3-13 April
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Lewis Adams
Director: Ky Kearin
Cast: Elijah Clarke, Nadia Eldridge, Leanne Turner
Nine Billion Names of God
Writer: Lewis Adams
Director: Ky Kearin
Cast: Elijah Clarke, Nadia Eldridge, Leanne Turner
Reversed Normality
Writer – Matt Green
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Jacob Baird, Veronica Baird, Zee Bell, Lachy McDougall, Finn Ruddick
Sticks and Stones
Writer – Graeme Murray
Director – Chris Hobson
Cast – Penny Baird, Tilly Clohesy, Hayden Wilkinson
Hubble Bubble
Writer – Marilyn Ollett
Director – Thomas Marthick
Cast – Emily Unt Wan, Miette Wales, Lily McDougall
Love Song
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – Seamus Curtain-Magee
Cast – Nadia Eldridge, Penny Loader, Ben Reid, Vern Wall
Performance Review
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Veronica Baird, Elijah Clarke, Simone Cutting
The Baby Job
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Jakoby Appleby
Cast – Noah Leamon, Penny Loader, AJ Marek, Thomas Marthick
The Claim
Writer – Chris Hobson
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Zee Bell, Graeme Murray, Finn Ruddick, Leanne Turner
Happy Happy Birthday
Writer – Daryl Headlam
Director – Jacob Baird
Cast – Cayt McDougall, James Wight
The Art Heist Redux
Writer – Matthew Hanf
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Bryce Gordon, Emily Unt Wan, Hayden Wilkinson
2023
9-19 november
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Timothy Weber
Director: Stania Tresize
Cast: Zenith Bell, Jakoby Appleby, Graeme Murray
Bendigo
Writer: Timothy Weber
Director: Stania Tresize
Cast: Zenith Bell, Jakoby Appleby, Graeme Murray
Dead Man’s Shoes
Writer – Thomas Alexander
Director – Mathew Chalmers
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Jacob Baird, Bryce Gordon
No Present Like The Time
Writer – Marilyn Ollett
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Sally Lansdowne, Ebony Baird
Lost in the Desert
Writer – Carmen Saarelaht
Director – Chris Hobson
Cast – Imé du Plessis, Barbara Billings, Bailey Ciavarella, Stania Tresize, Grant Finlay, James Wight
The Best Man
Writer – Carmen Saarelaht
Director – Kristen Beever
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Bridget Nally, Judith Chalmers, Mathew Chalmers
State of Purity
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Michael Parker, Ben Reid
Seriously, Really, Our Parents are What?!
Writer – Adam Szudrich
Director – Seamus Curtain-Magee
Cast – Ebony Baird, Jonathan Cole
Dire Straits
Writer – Lin Robinson
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Bronte Bailey, Mandy Banks, Penny Loader, Graeme Murray
Trash and Treasure
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – James Studds
Cast – Michael Parker, Thomas Moore, Chanelle Olivier
Sunday Fishing
Writer – Benjamin S MacEllen
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Seamus Curtain-Magee, Hayden Wilkinson
2022
31 MARCH - 3 APRIL
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Robert Weibezahl
Director: Thomas Moore
Cast: Laura Sheridan, Lenka Schirmer, Elaina Welsh
Gown
Writer: Robert Weibezahl
Director: Thomas Moore
Cast: Laura Sheridan, Lenka Schirmer, Elaina Welsh
Upgrade
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Dana Elgar, Ava Rathbone
Change Time
Writer – Merryn Redenbach and Zara Jones
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Zara Jones, Stania Tresize and Angelique Whitehouse
My Sister in a Pale Blue Egg
Writer – DJ Cahan
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Lucy Kitching
Hide and Seek
Writer – Lee Lawing
Director – Daniel Soncin
Cast – Ky Kearin and Lisa Martin
Touchless
Writer – Paula Armstrong
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Laura Sheridan and Luke Hickmott
The Quiet Carriage
Writer – Benjamin MacEllen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Penny Loader, Felix Oni, Ava Rathbone and Kerry Turpie
Coming to Town
Writer – Keith Whalen
Director – Paul Henshall
Cast – Julie Drake, Graeme Murray and Jacob Baird
The Chosen One
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Declan Jones, Lisa Martin, Bridget Nally, Ryan Peterson and Hayden Wilkinson
Things That Go Bump In The Bite
Writer — Alison Knight
Director — Kristine Von Hilderbrandt
Cast — Ky Kearin, Emma Kelly, Liv Ryan and Sophia Walker
2021
13-16 maY
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Kel Vance
Director: Sam Archer
Cast: Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Astronomical Connection
Writer – Michael Leach
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Mason Hingston
Kismet
Writer – Julie Cunningham
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Lewis Adams, Elaina Bell, Graeme Murray
Second Act Second Helpings
Writer: John Mabey
Director: Lewis Adams
Cast: Michelle di Camillo, Paul Henshall
Google Classroom
Writer – Sharon Newth
Director – Maddie McGregor
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Elaina Bell, Rebecca Coles, Georgia Skinner, Olivia Wilke
[Brackets]
Writer – Craig Gustafson
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Coming to You Live
Writer – Laurie Allen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Jake Russell, Olivia Wilke
Dear Lisa
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Lisa Martin, Lenka Schirmer, Ross Simmons
Mum's the Word
Writer – Maripat Allen
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Eldo Simon
Grin and Bear It
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Alex Ridnell, Kate Verbeek
The Near Distant Future
Writer – Mark Harvey
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Sharon Newth, Ross Simmons
2020
12-22 march
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Kel Vance
Director: Sam Archer
Cast: Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Vote for Me
Writer: Kel Vance
Director: Sam Archer
Cast: Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Pronouns
Writer – Rachel Nightingale
Director – Max Harris
Cast – Sally Lansdowne, Chris Lightfoot, Kade Lightfoot, Lisa Martin
A Moment of Clarity
Writer – Philip Middleton Williams
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Roger Huthnance, Brad Madden
The Bendigo Committee for Manhole Covers
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Lewis Adams, Rebecca Coles, Duane Freestone, Elliott Jacobs, Chris Lightfoot, Georgia Skinner
Family Business
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Morgan McDermott, Daniel Williams
38.40%
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Barb Billings
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Carel Fourie, Lucy Mills, Sharon Newth, Georgia Skinner
Gay Expectations
Writer – Garrett F Dulton
Director – Kimmie Godfrey
Cast – Connor Cantwell, Jamie Morgan, Bridget Nally, Olivia Ryan
Filth
Writer – Shannon Murdoch
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Georgia Campbell, Jozie Robinson
Dolls
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Juliana Cafarella, Jenni Jenkins
The Last Song
Writer – Benjamin S MacEllen
Director – Melanie Thoren
Cast – Jacob Baird, Graeme Murray, Ryan Peterson, Jake Russell, Hayden Wilkinson
Rainbow’s End
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Lucy Mills, Ross Simmons
2019
14-19 november
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer – Julie Cunningham
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Liz Edwards, Lucy Grimes, Graeme Murray, Craig Sheppard, Ralph Shipard, Ross Simmons
A Great Day for A Funeral
Writer – Julie Cunningham
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Liz Edwards, Lucy Grimes, Graeme Murray, Craig Sheppard, Ralph Shipard, Ross Simmons
The Math
Writer – Michael J Leach
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Shantara Johnstone, Isobel Kingdon, Ryan Peterson
The Architect’s Last Evening
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Steven Fleiner
Cast – Sarah Osbourne, Ralph Shipard
Digital Life
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Jess Hill, Roger Huthnance, Elliott Jacobs, Bevan Madden, Ebony Watts
Chewing the Fat
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Kristen Beever
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Rebecca Coles
Tigerland
Writer – Mark Bolton
Director – Madi Churchill
Cast – Jacob Baird, Barb Billings, Liz Edwards, Natalie Hercus, Elliott Jacobs, Isobel Kingdon, Stania Tresize
The Problem With Philosophy
Writer – Wendy Dunn
Director – Mary Pomfret
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Tristan Gillet-Oerlemans, Thomas Moore
Vote for Me
Writer – Kel Vance
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Close Enough
Writer – Louise Woodward
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Monique Kerr, Jamie Morgan, Cedar-Rose Russell, David Somerton
It’s Not Me… It’s You
Writer – Katie Lee
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Sian Fowler, Jake Russell
Sludge
Writer – Mary White
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Penny Baird, Barb Billings, Julie Drake, John Moore, Jamie Morgan, Craig Sheppard, Ross Simmons
2019
29-31 March
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Steven Hayet
Director: Stephanie Slatyer
Cast: Seamus Allan, Jecinta Arulsuthan, Cedar-Rosie Russell
A Date with Death
Writer: Steven Hayet
Director: Stephanie Slatyer
Cast: Seamus Allan, Jecinta Arulsuthan, Cedar-Rosie Russell
Anna by Lamplight
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Ralph Shipard
Cast – Erin Collins, Bevan Madden, Thomas Moore
The Locked Door
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Ebony Watts
Cast – Richard Atkins, Ally Bedson, Pearl Salmon-Watson, Ebony Watts
Swing Thought
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Carolyn Staszkiewicz, Ross Simmons, Stephanie Willis
The Interview
Writer – Ian Hart
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Brown, Graeme Murray, Julia Braszell
Cross Purposes
Writer – Lois Angus
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Barb Billings, Lisa Martin, Pam Martin, Margaret McDowell, Lenka Schirmer, Stania Tresize
A Nice, Gentle Invasion
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Kody Austin
Cast – Madi Churchill, Rebecca Coles, Bridget Glozier, Ian Hart, Ross Simmons
I’ve Got Something to Say
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Catherine Moore
Cast – Brad Madden, Daniel Williams
Ragout
Writer – Audrey Farthing
Director – Cedar-Rosie Russell
Cast – Julie Drake, Jordan French, Alex Short
Mirror Image
Writer – Seamus Allan
Director – Tayla Ham
Cast – Lucy Grimes, Jacob Amarant
The Rich History and Ample Cultural Attractions of Bendigo, Victoria
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Mason Hingston
Cast – Jacob Baird, Kelsey Oberin, Thomas Moore
2018
1-4 march
HIDDEN TOP LINE
WRITER: Mark Bolton
DIRECTOR: Vanessa Bate
CAST: Edwina Wallace-Smith, Mason Hingston, Lucy Mills
Waiting for Gary
WRITER: Mark Bolton
DIRECTOR: Vanessa Bate
CAST: Edwina Wallace-Smith, Mason Hingston, Lucy Mills
Love on the line
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Charlee Harris, Amilee Myson, Daniel Soncin
Two Men, One Frypan
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Theo Dickons, Damien Hurrell
Myra
Writer – Bryan Harnetiaux
Director – Mary White
Cast – Lisa Martin, John Moore
Time
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Anne Henshall
Cast – Georgia Jones, Claire Sexton, Carolyn Staszkiewicz
A Shapeshifter? Me?
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Thomas Hodge
Cast – Jacob Baird, Wendy Brown, Tara Glozier, Casey Lodge, Daniel Soncin
Long Time Child, First Time Father
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Bradley Chivell, Natalie Hercus, Katie McMillan
Slick Dame
Writer – Kay Phillips
Director – Bevan Madden
Cast – Seamus Allan, Jacob Baird, Amy Vaux, Julia Wellard
Mission
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Sharon Newth, Lenka Schirmer
My Perfect Mate
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Ian Hart, Daniel Williams
2017
23-26 march
HIDDEN TOP LINE
Writer: Chris Pedler
Director: Maddie McGennisken
Cast: Wendy Brown, Lachlan Geary, Brodie Wilson
Mindsets
Writer: Chris Pedler
Director: Maddie McGennisken
Cast: Wendy Brown, Lachlan Geary, Brodie Wilson
The Visitors
Author: Bernadette Rule
Director: Julian Regan
Cast: Ian Hart, Catherine Moore, Sharon Newth, Kerry Turpie
Stuck in the Middle
AUTHOR: Sheryn Long
DIRECTOR: Claire Sexton
CAST: Judith Chalmers, Paul Henshall, Stania Tresize
No Sequel
WRITER: Rachel Nightingale
DIRECTOR: Mary Pomfret
CAST: Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Turpie
Restaurant Romeo
WRITER: Kerry Turpie
DIRECTOR: Chris Emond
CAST: Ben Fitzgerald, Charlee Harris, Emily Holmes, Ky Kearin, Shantara Johnstone, Zach Fitzpatrick
Inn-Communicado
WRITER: Wendy Collishaw, Sherri Donnelly
DIRECTOR: Mary White
CAST: Amy McMillan, Claire Lewington, Max Harris, Mel Wells, Julie Maree
The Biscuit Protocol
WRITER: Ian Hart
DIRECTOR: Marie-Claire Tchernomoroff
CAST: Conor Cunningham, Peter Barker, Robert Tchernomoroff, Sheryn Long
Goodnight
WRITER: Mark and Penny Bolton
DIRECTOR: Alise Amarant
CAST: Katie McMillan, Shane Cook
The Funeral
WRITER:Vern Wall
DIRECTOR: Barb Billings
CAST: Anne Henshall, John Moore, Peter Peterson, Thomas Hodge, Thomas Merrett
Inner Child
WRITER: Kerry Turpie
DIRECTOR: Alicia Barker
CAST: Bailey Matheson, Harry Goldsmith, Lucy Grimes, Macklin Wellard, Rhylee Kopania, Seamus Allan, Stania Tresize, Jordan French
2016
14, 15, 16 April
HIDDEN TOP LINE
WRITER: Shane Worrell
DIRECTOR: Ellen-Kate Waayers
ACTORS: Ian Hart, Sharon Newth, Shane O’Loughlin
They Use Violence, We Use Force
WRITER: Shane Worrell
DIRECTOR: Ellen-Kate Waayers
ACTORS: Ian Hart, Sharon Newth, Shane O’Loughlin
The Potato Sack
WRITER: Chris Pedler
DIRECTOR: Chris Pedler
ACTORS: Wendy Brown, Jordan French, Loretta Kingston-Brown, Laura-Jane Leach
Meaningless
WRITER: James Ellen
DIRECTOR: Mark Kearney
ACTORS: Shannon Brown, Lyndon Morley, Shane O’Loughlin
Touché
WRITER: Sheryn Long
DIRECTOR: Sheryn Long
ACTORS: Halina Hall, Claire Sexton, Abe Watson
Goodbye Grandpa
WRITER: Vern Wall
DIRECTOR: Vern Wall
ACTORS: Alicia Barker, Wendy Brown, Daryl Headlam
A Postcard from My Black Dog
WRITER: Megan Riedl
DIRECTOR: Megan Reidl
ACTORS: Alise Amarant, Bjorn Worpel
The Babyboomer’s Lament
WRITER: Mary White
DIRECTOR: Vanessa Bate
ACTORS: Peter Barker, Simone Cutting, Shane O’Loughlin
The Swear Shop
WRITER: Vern Wall
DIRECTOR: Conor Cunningham
ACTORS: Daryl Headlam, Craig Sheppard
A Friendly Chat
WRITER: Julie Thomson
DIRECTOR: Carolyn Huthnance-Staszkiewicz
CAST: Jacob Baird, Penny Baird, Ross Simmons,
Symphony Treno per Pendolari
WRITER: Megan Riedl
DIRECTOR: Maree Kennedy
ACTORS: Alise Amarant, Jacob Baird, Penny Baird, Kristen Beever, Kate Blyth, Shannon Brown, Wendy Brown, Conor Cunningham, Halina Hall, Daryl Headlam, Carolyn Huthnance-Staszkiewicz, Maree Kennedy, Sheryn Long, Sharon Newth, Chris Pedlar, Claire Sexton, Craig Sheppard, Ross Simmons, Stania Tresize, Mary White.
2025
Nine Billion Names of God
Writer: Lewis Adams
Director: Ky Kearin
Cast: Elijah Clarke, Nadia Eldridge, Leanne Turner
Reversed Normality
Writer – Matt Green
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Jacob Baird, Veronica Baird, Zee Bell, Lachy McDougall, Finn Ruddick
Sticks and Stones
Writer – Graeme Murray
Director – Chris Hobson
Cast – Penny Baird, Tilly Clohesy, Hayden Wilkinson
Hubble Bubble
Writer – Marilyn Ollett
Director – Thomas Marthick
Cast – Emily Unt Wan, Miette Wales, Lily McDougall
Love Song
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – Seamus Curtain-Magee
Cast – Nadia Eldridge, Penny Loader, Ben Reid, Vern Wall
Performance Review
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Veronica Baird, Elijah Clarke, Simone Cutting
The Baby Job
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Jakoby Appleby
Cast – Noah Leamon, Penny Loader, AJ Marek, Thomas Marthick
The Claim
Writer – Chris Hobson
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Zee Bell, Graeme Murray, Finn Ruddick, Leanne Turner
Happy Happy Birthday
Writer – Daryl Headlam
Director – Jacob Baird
Cast – Cayt McDougall, James Wight
The Art Heist Redux
Writer – Matthew Hanf
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Bryce Gordon, Emily Unt Wan, Hayden Wilkinson
2023
Bendigo
Writer: Timothy Weber
Director: Stania Tresize
Cast: Zenith Bell, Jakoby Appleby, Graeme Murray
Dead Man’s Shoes
Writer – Thomas Alexander
Director – Mathew Chalmers
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Jacob Baird, Bryce Gordon
No Present Like The Time
Writer – Marilyn Ollett
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Sally Lansdowne, Ebony Baird
Lost in the Desert
Writer – Carmen Saarelaht
Director – Chris Hobson
Cast – Imé du Plessis, Barbara Billings, Bailey Ciavarella, Stania Tresize, Grant Finlay, James Wight
The Best Man
Writer – Carmen Saarelaht
Director – Kristen Beever
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Bridget Nally, Judith Chalmers, Mathew Chalmers
State of Purity
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Michael Parker, Ben Reid
Seriously, Really, Our Parents are What?!
Writer – Adam Szudrich
Director – Seamus Curtain-Magee
Cast – Ebony Baird, Jonathan Cole
Dire Straits
Writer – Lin Robinson
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Bronte Bailey, Mandy Banks, Penny Loader, Graeme Murray
Trash and Treasure
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – James Studds
Cast – Michael Parker, Thomas Moore, Chanelle Olivier
Sunday Fishing
Writer – Benjamin S MacEllen
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Seamus Curtain-Magee, Hayden Wilkinson
2022
Gown
Writer: Robert Weibezahl
Director: Thomas Moore
Cast: Laura Sheridan, Lenka Schirmer, Elaina Welsh
Upgrade
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Dana Elgar, Ava Rathbone
Change Time
Writer – Merryn Redenbach and Zara Jones
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Zara Jones, Stania Tresize and Angelique Whitehouse
My Sister in a Pale Blue Egg
Writer – DJ Cahan
Director – Lewis Adams
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Lucy Kitching
Hide and Seek
Writer – Lee Lawing
Director – Daniel Soncin
Cast – Ky Kearin and Lisa Martin
Touchless
Writer – Paula Armstrong
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Laura Sheridan and Luke Hickmott
The Quiet Carriage
Writer – Benjamin MacEllen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Penny Loader, Felix Oni, Ava Rathbone and Kerry Turpie
Coming to Town
Writer – Keith Whalen
Director – Paul Henshall
Cast – Julie Drake, Graeme Murray and Jacob Baird
The Chosen One
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Alicia Gunston
Cast – Declan Jones, Lisa Martin, Bridget Nally, Ryan Peterson and Hayden Wilkinson
Things That Go Bump in the Bite
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Kristine Von Hilderbrandt
Cast – Ky Kearin, Emma Kelly, Liv Ryan and Sophia Walker
2021
Second Act, Second Helpings
Writer: John Mabey
Director: Lewis Adams
Cast: Michelle di Camillo, Paul Henshall
[Brackets]
Writer – Craig Gustafson
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Grin and Bear It
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Alex Ridnell, Kate Verbeek
Mum’s the Word
Writer – Maripat Allen
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Eldo Simon
Astronomical Connection
Writer – Michael Leach
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Mason Hingston
Kismet
Writer – Julie Cunningham
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Lewis Adams, Elaina Bell, Graeme Murray
Google Classroom
Writer – Sharon Newth
Director – Maddie McGregor
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Elaina Bell, Rebecca Coles, Georgia Skinner, Olivia Wilke
Dear Lisa
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Lisa Martin, Lenka Schirmer, Ross Simmons
Coming to You Live
Writer – Laurie Allen
Director – Ryan Peterson
Cast – Jake Russell, Olivia Wilke
The Near Distant Future
Writer – Mark Harvey
Director – Michael Scobie
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Sharon Newth, Ross Simmons
2020
Vote for Me
Writer: Kel Vance
Director: Sam Archer
Cast: Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
38.40%
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Barb Billings
Cast – Jakoby Appleby, Carel Fourie, Lucy Mills, Sharon Newth, Georgia Skinner
A Moment of Clarity
Writer – Philip Middleton Williams
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Roger Huthnance, Brad Madden
Dolls
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Alicia Gunston, Juliana Cafarella, Jenni Jenkins
Family Business
Writer – Louise Hopewell
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Morgan McDermott, Daniel Williams
Filth
Writer – Shannon Murdoch
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Georgia Campbell, Jozie Robinson
Gay Expectations
Writer – Garrett F Dulton
Director – Kimmie Godfrey
Cast – Connor Cantwell, Jamie Morgan, Bridget Nally, Olivia Ryan
Pronouns
Writer – Rachel Nightingale
Director – Max Harris
Cast – Sally Lansdowne, Chris Lightfoot, Kade Lightfoot, Lisa Martin
Rainbow’s End
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Lucy Mills, Ross Simmons
The Bendigo Committee for Manhole Covers
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Evelyn Gibbons
Cast – Lewis Adams, Rebecca Coles, Duane Freestone, Elliott Jacobs, Chris Lightfoot, Georgia Skinner
The Last Song
Writer – Benjamin S MacEllen
Director – Melanie Thoren
Cast – Jacob Baird, Graeme Murray, Ryan Peterson, Jake Russell, Hayden Wilkinson
2019+
A Great Day for a Funeral
Writer: Julie Cunningham
Director: Stania Tresize
Cast: Liz Edwards, Lucy Grimes, Graeme Murray, Craig Sheppard, Ralph Shippard, Ross Simmons
The Math
Writer – Michael J Leach
Director – Lenka Schirmer
Cast – Shantara Johnstone, Isobel Kingdon, Ryan Peterson
The Architect’s Last Evening
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Steven Fleiner
Cast – Sarah Osbourne, Ralph Shipard
Digital Life
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Carolyn Staszkiewicz
Cast – Jess Hill, Roger Huthnance, Elliott Jacobs, Bevan Madden, Ebony Watts
Chewing the Fat
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Kristen Beever
Cast – Judith Chalmers, Rebecca Coles
Tigerland
Writer – Mark Bolton
Director – Madi Churchill
Cast – Jacob Baird, Barb Billings, Liz Edwards, Natalie Hercus, Elliott Jacobs, Isobel Kingdon, Stania Tresize
The Problem With Philosophy
Writer – Wendy Dunn
Director – Mary Pomfret
Cast – Michelle di Camillo, Tristan Gillet-Oerlemans, Thomas Moore
Vote for Me
Writer – Kel Vance
Director – Sam Archer
Cast – Lisa Martin, Sharon Newth
Close Enough
Writer – Louise Woodward
Director – Rachel Le Rossignol
Cast – Monique Kerr, Jamie Morgan, Cedar-Rose Russell, David Somerton
It’s Not Me… It’s You
Writer – Katie Lee
Director – Thomas Moore
Cast – Sian Fowler, Jake Russell
Sludge
Writer – Mary White
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Penny Baird, Barb Billings, Julie Drake, John Moore, Jamie Morgan, Craig Sheppard, Ross Simmons
2019
A Date with Death
Writer: Steven Hayet
Director: Stephanie Slatyer
Cast: Seamus Allan, Jecinta Arulsuthan, Cedar-Rosie Russell
Anna by Lamplight
Writer – Alison Knight
Director – Ralph Shipard
Cast – Erin Collins, Bevan Madden, Thomas Moore
The Locked Door
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Ebony Watts
Cast – Richard Atkins, Ally Bedson, Pearl Salmon-Watson, Ebony Watts
Swing Thought
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Stania Tresize
Cast – Carolyn Staszkiewicz, Ross Simmons, Stephanie Willis
The Interview
Writer – Ian Hart
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Brown, Graeme Murray, Julia Braszell
Cross Purposes
Writer – Lois Angus
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Barb Billings, Lisa Martin, Pam Martin, Margaret McDowell, Lenka Schirmer, Stania Tresize
A Nice, Gentle Invasion
Writer – Christopher Milne
Director – Kody Austin
Cast – Madi Churchill, Rebecca Coles, Bridget Glozier, Ian Hart, Ross Simmons
I’ve Got Something to Say
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Catherine Moore
Cast – Brad Madden, Daniel Williams
Ragout
Writer – Audrey Farthing
Director – Cedar-Rosie Russell
Cast – Julie Drake, Jordan French, Alex Short
Mirror Image
Writer – Seamus Allan
Director – Tayla Ham
Cast – Lucy Grimes, Jacob Amarant
The Rich History and Ample Cultural Attractions of Bendigo, Victoria
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Mason Hingston
Cast – Jacob Baird, Kelsey Oberin, Thomas Moore
2018
Waiting for Gary
Writer: Mark Bolton
Director: Vanessa Bate
Cast: Edwina Wallace-Smith, Mason Hingston, Lucy Mills
Love on the Line
Writer – J W Clark
Director – Julie Maree
Cast – Charlee Harris, Amilee Myson, Daniel Soncin
Two Men, One Frypan
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Theo Dickons, Damien Hurrell
Myra
Writer – Bryan Harnetiaux
Director – Mary White
Cast – Lisa Martin, John Moore
Time
Writer – Lenka Schirmer
Director – Anne Henshall
Cast – Georgia Jones, Claire Sexton, Carolyn Staszkiewicz
A Shapeshifter? Me?
Writer – Tommy Russell
Director – Thomas Hodge
Cast – Jacob Baird, Wendy Brown, Tara Glozier, Casey Lodge, Daniel Soncin
Long Time Child, First Time Father
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Seamus Allan
Cast – Bradley Chivell, Natalie Hercus, Katie McMillan
Slick Dame
Writer – Kay Phillips
Director – Bevan Madden
Cast – Seamus Allan, Jacob Baird, Amy Vaux, Julia Wellard
Mission
Writer – Robert Weibezahl
Director – Christina Finch
Cast – Sharon Newth, Lenka Schirmer
My Perfect Mate
Writer – Ethan Bortman
Director – Sally Lansdowne
Cast – Ian Hart, Daniel Williams
2017
Mindsets
Writer: Chris Pedler
Director: Maddy McGennisken
Cast: Lachy Geary, Brodie Wilson, Wendy Brown
The Visitors
Writer – Bernadette Rule
Director – Julian Regan
Cast – Catherine Moore, an Hart, Kerry Turpie, Sharon Newth
Stuck in the Middle
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Claire Sexton
Cast – Judy Chalmers, Paul Henshall, Stania Tresize
No Sequel
Writer – Rachel Nightingale
Director – Mary Pomfret
Cast – Cedar-Rosie Russell, Kerry Turpie
Restaurant Romeo
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Chris Emond
Cast – Ben Fitzgerald, Charlee Harris, Emily Holmes, Ky Kearin, Shantara Johnstone, Zach Fitzpatrick
Inn-Communicado
Writer – Wendy Collishaw, Sherri Donnelly
Director – Mary White
Cast – Amy McMillan, Claire Lewington, Max Harris, Mel Wells, Julie Maree
The Biscuit Protocol
Writer – Ian Hart
Director – Marie-Claire Tchernomoroff
Cast – Conor Cunningham, Peter Barker, Robert Tchernomoroff, Sheryn Long
Goodnight
Writer – Mark and Penny Bolton
Director – Alise Amarant
Cast – Katie McMillan, Shane Cook
The Funeral
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Barb Billings
Cast – Anne Henshall, John Moore, Peter Peterson, Thomas Hodge, Thomas Merrett
Inner Child
Writer – Kerry Turpie
Director – Alicia Barker
Cast – Bailey Matheson, Harry Goldsmith, Lucy Grimes, Macklin Wellard, Rhylee Kopania, Seamus Allan, Stania Tresize, Jordan French
2016
A Friendly Chat
Writer: Julie Thomson
Director: Carolyn Huthnance-Staszkiewicz
Cast: Ross Simmons, Penny Baird, Jacob Baird
A Postcard from My Black Dog
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Megan Riedl
Cast – Bjorn Worpel, Alise Amarant
Goodbye Grandpa
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Vern Wall
Cast – Alicia Barker, Daryl Headlam, Wendy Brown
Meaningless
Writer – James Ellen
Director – Mark Kearney
Cast – Jamie Morgan, Shane O’Loughlin, Lyndon Morley, Shannon Brown
Symphony Treno per Pendolari
Writer – Megan Riedl
Director – Maree Kennedy
Cast – All Cast
The Babyboomer’s Lament
Writer – Mary White
Director – Vanessa Bate
Cast – Peter Barker, Shane O’Loughlin, Simone Cutting
The Potato Sack
Writer – Chris Pedler
Director – Chris Pedler
Cast – Jordan French, Laura-Jane Leach, Wendy Brown, Loretta Kingston-Brown
The Swear Shop
Writer – Vern Wall
Director – Conor Cunningham
Cast – Craig Sheppard, Daryl Headlam
They Use Violence, We Use Force
Writer – Shane Worrell
Director – Ellen-Kate Waayers
Cast – Shane O’Loughlin, Ian Hart, Sharon Newth
Touché
Writer – Sheryn Long
Director – Sheryn Long
Cast – Abe Watson, Claire Sexton, Halina Hall