Drama
Freddie Johnston: Tommy from Blackout
Tommy wakes up in a jail cell with no memory of how he got there, he recounts his past and the life he had leading up to how he got there.
Nicholas Baldock: Aston from The Caretaker
Aston reveals his hallucinations and the hospitalisation and resulting shock treatments that have left him slow and weakened.
Sean Balaji: Reuben from Reuben Guthrie
Ruben Guthrie is the story of one man not only battling the bottle, but the city that won’t let him put it down. Ruben must face his demons if he is ever to move on with his life.
Oliver Hunt: Joseph from The Long Way Home
In the dead of night, an ex-serviceman with PTSD attempts to deal with the ghosts from his past.
Cavan Ryan: Paddy from The Hairy Ape
A man reminisces better days of his time on the high seas.
Thomas Wilkins: The Maniac from Accidental Death of an Anarchist
The Maniac is being interrogated by Inspector Bertozzo for some minor offences. He finds a way to humiliate the police further after getting kicked out of the interrogation room.
Caleb Hanrahan: Michael from Death of England
Death of England asks explosive and enduring questions about identity, race, and class in Britain after Brexit. Michael lets rip at his father’s funeral, questioning his own lifestyle.
Nicholas Rondeau: Martin from The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia?
Martin, a middle-aged architect, must come clean to his wife, Stevie, about a lover he has been seeing. But this secret affair is not at all what you might think…
Mitch McGrath: The Father from High Steaks
A man wishes to receive the blessing of marriage from his partner’s father… but all does not go as expected.
Video Drama
This project involves the development of a short video which is a narrative and vision, written, filmed and edited by the student.
Zavier Domenici –Airconditioned Nightmare
Tommy, who is broke and owes a late fee to the video store, makes a deal with a surprisingly pleasant but incompetent Devil to pay the debt. However, he soon learns that the Devil is not as benevolent as he seems.
Critical Analysis: Theatre Reviews
This project comprises of four reviews of live theatre performances attended during the HSC course. Each review must be 800 words.
Declan Fitzgerald
Looking for Alibrandi (Belvoir), Tina Turner the Musical, Do Not Go Gentle (STC), The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (STC)
Luca van Vuuren
The 39 Steps (School Production), Cinderella (Capital), At What Cost? (Belvoir) The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (STC)