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'Gulpilil (co written with David Gulpilil) is a one man show about the life of, and starring, Indigenous performer David Gulpilil. Reg spent three weeks living with David Gulpilil in Central Arnhem Land preparing for the show.
'The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell: ‘In the tradition of Australian gothic classics like Wake in Fright comes a comedic thriller where Edgar Allen Poe meets Banjo Paterson.’ — Australian Stage Online
'Ruby's Last Dollar tells the story of a survivor, a woman who would risk everything to ensure a better life for her granddaughter, but who has only one thing left to gamble with—her precious, lucky coin.
'The Chatroom details a 15 year old girl’s online experiences and explores the impact of our changing world on the relationships we have and the way we connect with each other.' (Publication summary)
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- The Chatroom, single work drama thriller (p. 163-229)
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The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell,
single work
drama
'In the outer suburbs of an Australian city, our greatest bush poet, Daniel Gartrell, sits and rots. In a house covered with cockatoos and dark secrets, the only person to enter his self-imposed exile is his damaged daughter Sarah.
Until the arrival late one night of Craig Castevich, an aspiring young actor. Craig has been cast to play Daniel in a biographical film. Daniel dances him through a psychological minefield as the actor obsessively pursues his desire to unearth the key to the poet's haunted past, hidden within his most famous, but unfinished poem, Mt. Ragged.
By turns darkly humorous and intensely gripping, The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell follows a man's descent into the dark corners of this country's soul.' Source: /www.perththeatre.com.au (Sighted 28/07/2008).
- Gulpilil, single work drama
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Ruby's Last Dollar,
single work
drama
'Ruby Constance has a past as rich as her dreams of the future. As she sits at her favourite poker machine, 'The Dancing Lady', with only one coin to her name, her life swirls around her in a cavalcade of memories. Memories that tell the history of Australia's post-war past, and tantalise us like the $50,000 jackpot that hangs over Ruby's head, but is oh so far out of her reach.
Ruby's pokie becomes her friend, her confidante and her confessor. As we trawl through the scattered remnants of her life, we see a little orphan girl from Sydney drag herself out of the gutter to become a bona fide Tivoli star, only to find herself back on the streets again and eventually in a suburban RSL, lost amongst a sea of pokies.
This is the story of a survivor, a woman who would risk everything to ensure a better life for her granddaughter, but who has only one thing left to gamble with - her precious, lucky coin. If she puts this coin in the slot, will she win the jackpot, or will she lose all that is left of her?'. (Source: Australian Script Centre website).
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- Sound recording.