Roz Hammond
2021
Curtin
Jessica Hobbs
William McInnes, Noni Hazlehurst
1941. A country in crisis. A new man in power. Leadership demands and personal demons are set to collide. The story of John Curtin as he faces his first six months as Prime Minister, confronting in quick succession, the tragedy of Pearl Harbour, the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and a furious battle with Churchill over the deployment of Australian troops. This is a raw and intimate story of a driven and inspirational leader - a man who struggles to battle his own personal demons while serving and protecting a country at war.
Curtin
The King
Matthew Saville
Stephen Curry, Shaun Micallef
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.
The King
Josh Jarman
Pip Mushin
Marcus Graham, Daniela Farinacci
Marcus Graham plays Josh Jarman, a struggling playwright who has written a long, serious play about doomed love, failed relationships and the overall hurt and heartache of falling in love. He is extremely proud of it, and takes it to various producers around the city, hoping to find one that will produce his play.
Josh Jarman
Titsiana Booberini
Robert Luketic
Tania Lacy, Sophie Lee
Titsiana works at a suburban supermarket and is ridiculed by her fellow 'Check-out' girls for her slightly hirsute upper lip. She finds a new confidence and acceptance when she discovers a hair removal treatment.
Titsiana Booberini
