debase has script and interactive educational DVD package publications available for purchase.
To our great disappointment, Vimeo has withdrawn their On Demand service and unfortunately we're no longer able to offer Snagged, Ithaca Road and Fly-In Fly-Out through this platform. We're working to find another provider. If you're interested in purchasing a downloadable version of these plays or have purchased the download previously please contact us.
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Death in a Statesman – script
The Longest Minute – script
Chasing the Lollyman – DVD
The Clown from Snowy River – script and DVD
Fly-In Fly-Out – script, online video and DVD
Ithaca Road – script, online video and DVD
Death in a Statesman
Small town characters meet big time business, cover-ups, and murder – a fascinating world of intrigue with Bundaberg as the backdrop. This neo-noir murder mystery is full of delightfully comical nods to every type of bogan typical of regional Australia.
Death in a Statesman is suitable for Years 10-12.
Death in a Statesman script – $25.95 each
Class set of scripts – $23.95 each (min. 10 script order)
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Content warning: Contains swearing or offensive language and adult themes.
The Longest Minute
The story of a young Townsville girl who dreams of making it big as a rugby league player, this acclaimed production explores issues of family, gender and growing up Black in regional Australia.
The Longest Minute script – $25.95 each
Class set of scripts – $23.95 each (min. 10 script order)
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Chasing the Lollyman
A one-man comedy exploring urban Aboriginal identity. Filmed during its premier season at Metro Arts’ Sue Benner Theatre, Brisbane in 2010, the DVD also features a documentary of Mark’s story and the Chasing the Lollyman journey.
Chasing the Lollyman DVD – $108.00
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Chasing the Lollyman is suitable for Years 7-12.
The episodic nature of the work means that different scenes can be studied/ performed individually.
Work includes Qld Indigenous perspectives, Satire, Political comment, Clown.
ACARA: Cross Curricular Priorities ACADRR053 and ACADRR052.
General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding and Literacy.
Additional materials: Guide to Murri Lingo [PDF].
The Clown from Snowy River
A hilarious and energetic exploration of the Australian identity, performed by six clowns in one hour.
The Clown from Snowy River script – $24.95 each
Class set of scripts – $22.95 each (min. 10 script order)
The Clown from Snowy River interactive educational DVD package – $132.00
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The Clown from Snowy River is suitable for Years 7-12.
Clown Theatre/Comedy. A very silly satirical look at Australian History and Culture through Clown.
ACARA: Embedding Indigenous Perspectives. Cross Curricular Priorities ACADRR052 and ACADRR053.
General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding, Intercultural Understanding, Literacy.
Additional materials: Teachers' Notes [PDF] are available with The Clown from Snowy River Interactive Educational DVD Package purchase. Please note that you will need an access key to open the PDF. This can be found on the back of your DVD cover.
Fly-In Fly-Out
Jenny’s 15 and life’s pretty crazy right now. She lives in a small Queensland mining town, she’s falling in love for the first time and every afternoon she has to work the fryer at the Chook Nook – where the only thing more tasteless than the chicken is her boss’ fake tan.
Fly-In Fly-Out is a hilarious and touching play about family and first love that shows how we strive to adapt when our world is changing around us.
Fly-In Fly-Out is part of a series of plays – the Spirit of Place trilogy. The plays – Snagged, Ithaca Road, and Fly-In Fly-Out – were produced through a partnership between debase and the Priority Country Area's Program (PCAP). They explore themes of place and belonging and were developed in consultation with communities in Central Queensland.
Important information for educators
Fly-In Fly-Out is suitable for Years 10-12.
Content warning: two physicalised references to sex in a casually violent context. One instance of the word ‘slut’.
Work includes: Multi-character; Direct address; Realism; Australian Country; coming of age drama.
ACARA content descriptors: Evaluate how the elements of drama, forms and performance styles in devised and scripted drama convey meaning and aesthetic effect (ACADRR052 (9-10)).
Suitable for Years 10-12 English Play analysis.
Possibly Suitable for Year 11 ATAR Unit 1.
Fly-In Fly-Out script – $25.95 each
Class set of scripts – $23.95 each (min. 10 script order)
Fly-In Fly-Out DVD – $54.00
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Vimeo has withdrawn their On Demand service and unfortunately we're no longer able to offer Fly-In Fly-Out through this platform. We're working to find another provider. If you're interested in purchasing a downloadable version of this play or have purchased the download previously please contact us.
Ithaca Road
A brother and sister have to leave their much-loved family farm for boarding school. As they face their fears of change, long-held family secrets are uncovered.
Ithaca Road is part of a series of plays – the Spirit of Place trilogy. The plays – Snagged, Ithaca Road, and Fly-In Fly-Out – were produced through a partnership between debase and the Priority Country Area's Program (PCAP). They explore themes of place and belonging and were developed in consultation with communities in Central Queensland.
Important information for educators
Ithaca Road is suitable for Years 5-10.
Work includes: Collage Theatre (2 person, multiple character; puppetry; multimodal); Elements of Australian Gothic; Australian Country.
Curriculum content descriptions:
- Analyse how the elements of drama have been combined in devised and scripted drama to convey different forms, performance styles and dramatic meaning (ACADRR045) (7/8).
- Evaluate how the elements of drama, forms and performance styles in devised and scripted drama convey meaning and aesthetic effect (ACADRR052) (9).
General capabilities: literacy, critical and creative thinking.
Ithaca Road script – $25.95 each
Class set of scripts – $23.95 each (min. 10 script order)
Ithaca Road DVD – $37.50
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Vimeo has withdrawn their On Demand service and unfortunately we're no longer able to offer Ithaca Road through this platform. We're working to find another provider. If you're interested in purchasing a downloadable version of this play or have purchased the download previously please contact us.
Snagged
Oxbrook is like so many country towns in Australia, everyone knows everyone else and most young people want to get out. Sam, the butcher’s daughter and closet vegetarian, is no different. She and her best mate Beth plan to head to Brisbane as soon possible; to start their new careers and to cut a swathe through Brisbane’s eligible bachelors. That is until Sam meets Josh – Josh has done the unthinkable and moved back home to try and start his own career and mend fences with his family.
A poignant and funny story about coming of age, discovering who you are, and vegetarian sausages.
Snagged is part of a series of plays – the Spirit of Place trilogy. The plays – Snagged, Ithaca Road, and Fly-In Fly-Out – were produced through a partnership between debase and the Priority Country Area's Program (PCAP). They explore themes of place and belonging and were developed in consultation with communities in Central Queensland.
Important information for educators
Snagged is suitable for Years 11-12. Please note that there is a verbal reference to pornography during the show.
Snagged is a great example of character work/multiple characters.
Work includes: Multi-character; Direct address; Realism; Australian Country; coming of age drama.
ACARA: Cross Curricular Priorities ACADRR053 and ACADRR052.
General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and social capability, Literacy.
Additional materials: Teachers' Notes [PDF] are available with Snagged DVD and online video purchases. Please note that you will need an access key to open the PDF. This can be found on the back of your DVD cover or in the Vimeo bonus features.
Snagged script – $25.95 each
Class set of scripts – $23.95 each (min. 10 script order)
Snagged interactive educational DVD package – $65.00
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Vimeo has withdrawn their On Demand service and unfortunately we're no longer able to offer Snagged through this platform. We're working to find another provider. If you're interested in purchasing a downloadable version of this play or have purchased the download previously please contact us.