• The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
    Kid Stakes – The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Kid Stakes – The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    The beginning of a 17-year odyssey. Set in 1937, Kid Stakes is the chronological beginning of Lawler’s trilogy, the start of a theatrical odyssey set on Lawler’s home turf, in Depression-era Carlton. It’s where we first meet Roo, Barney, Olive and Nancy, long before they realise how entwined their lives will become.…
    Kid Stakes – The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Kid Stakes – The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    The beginning of a 17-year odyssey. Set in 1937, Kid Stakes is the chronological beginning of Lawler’s trilogy, the start of a theatrical odyssey set on Lawler’s home turf, in Depression-era Carlton. It’s where we first meet Roo, Barney, Olive and Nancy, long before they realise how entwined their lives will become.…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy

    Theatre Royal
    Three iconic works of Australian theatre, performed back-to-back for the first time in 40 years. Ray Lawler’s The Doll Trilogy is a defining monument of 20th Century Australian theatre. The Melbourne actor and playwright pulls at the threads of the post-war Australian psyche. At a time of profound change, Lawler looked to…
  • The Doll Trilogy: Part 1 – Kid Stakes

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 1 – Kid Stakes

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 1: KID STAKES - (1937) Set in Depression-era Carlton, Kid Stakes begins the 17-year odyssey of Roo, Barney, Olive, and Nancy. Cane croppers from Queensland, Roo and Barney spend their off-season in Melbourne, where they meet Olive and Nancy, young women on the cusp of adulthood. A spark of romance ignites,…
    The Doll Trilogy: Part 2 – Other Times

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 2 – Other Times

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 2: OTHER TIMES - 1945 It’s 1945, and the world has shifted. Returning from war, Roo and Barney confront the lasting effects of global conflict, while Bubba matures and Emma embraces new possibilities. When a German-Jewish refugee enters the picture, Australia’s evolving relationship with migration comes to the fore.…
    The Doll Trilogy: Part 1 – Kid Stakes

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 1 – Kid Stakes

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 1: KID STAKES - (1937) Set in Depression-era Carlton, Kid Stakes begins the 17-year odyssey of Roo, Barney, Olive, and Nancy. Cane croppers from Queensland, Roo and Barney spend their off-season in Melbourne, where they meet Olive and Nancy, young women on the cusp of adulthood. A spark of romance ignites,…
    The Doll Trilogy: Part 2 – Other Times

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 2 – Other Times

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 2: OTHER TIMES - 1945 It’s 1945, and the world has shifted. Returning from war, Roo and Barney confront the lasting effects of global conflict, while Bubba matures and Emma embraces new possibilities. When a German-Jewish refugee enters the picture, Australia’s evolving relationship with migration comes to the fore.…