AustLit

'From the 1920s until the 1930s, two vice queens, Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine, ruled the Darlinghurst underworld. Their rivalry was infamous, leading to a litany of violent crimes enacted by their razor gangs as each struggled to gain dominance in a world of sly grog, narcotics and prostitution.

'In 2019, Kate Leigh’s former sly grog shop is about to reopen as a trendy coffee spot. The shop is being gutted for renovation, but there are still ghosts in the walls who aren’t done settling old scores.'

Source: Hayes Theatre Co.

'Stalker: The Musical is a dark, satirical musical, set in a dystopian world where love is taboo, and men and women are free to leer and lust to their heart’s content. Jay Cloudstreet finds himself drawn to one particular girl, Ava Derwent. We follow this awkward couple through a story of self-discovery as they explore what love is and the pleasure and heart-break it brings. The story is complicated further by a mysterious stranger who throws this world, and its rules, into chaos.' (Production summary)