by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | 2022, Play, Recent
After years of research, and a lot of help from the community, Alana Valentine’s much-anticipated story of a little chapel in a back street of the Cross premieres at Belvoir. The Wayside Chapel under the Reverend Ted Noffs set itself up for those who might not find a...
by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | 2022, Play, Recent
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact, but the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale. It’s 50 years since the infamous drowning of Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan a moment in time that triggered an alleged police...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | 2022, Play, Recent
In the deep darkness just before dawn, workmen find bones while excavating for a dam. Among them is a Yugambeh man, Bilin, who convinces his colleagues to let him keep the ancestral bones. This ancestor is Wudjang, who longs to be reburied the proper way. With her...
by admin | Jan 1, 2022 | 2019, 2023, Archive, Recent
This collection of short plays reflect Alana Valentines expertise in writing compelling theatre for Cultural institutions, Museums and Schools. They are dynamic and dramatic interpretations of significant historical and contemporary subjects which sparkle with humor,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2021 | 2021, Play, Recent
“You know the worst thing about pretending to be all polished and posh, people start to believe that’s all you’ve ever been. They tear everything down in this city, tear it down, gussy it up. We paid for this city like everyone else, so why are we...
by admin | Aug 11, 2021 | 2021, Play, Recent
We are celebrating 21 years of Steamworks Arts, bringing back our inaugural award-winning smash-hit production, SAVAGE GRACE, by one of Australia’s leading playwrights, Alana Valentine. With the original cast, we revisit this powerful classic Australian play by Alana...
