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    • The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Kid Stakes

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    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: Kid Stakes

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    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: Other Times

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    It’s 1945, Roo and Barney are back in Melbourne, only this time, rather than the heat of cane plantations, it’s the fury of the battlefield from which they return. World War II has shaped Australia’s sense of place in the world, forever changing the young men fighting in it and…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Other Times

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    It’s 1945, Roo and Barney are back in Melbourne, only this time, rather than the heat of cane plantations, it’s the fury of the battlefield from which they return. World War II has shaped Australia’s sense of place in the world, forever changing the young men fighting in it and…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    It’s 1953 and once again Roo and Barney are making their annual layover pilgrimage from the cane fields to Melbourne. For the past 16 years it has been a time of romance and sexual exploration, but times are changing for our characters while others resist the inevitable march of aging.…
    The Doll Trilogy

    Red Stitch: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    It’s 1953 and once again Roo and Barney are making their annual layover pilgrimage from the cane fields to Melbourne. For the past 16 years it has been a time of romance and sexual exploration, but times are changing for our characters while others resist the inevitable march of aging.…

    • 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.…
    The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 3: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTH DOLL - 1953 For sixteen summers, Roo and Barney have returned to Melbourne to share a life of laughter, love and independence with Olive and Nancy. But this seventeenth summer feels different. Nancy is gone, Roo is weary, Barney restless, and Olive is determined to…
    The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Red Stitch: The Doll Trilogy: Part 3 – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

    Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat 17 Lydiard St, Ballarat, VIC, Australia
    PART 3: SUMMER OF THE SEVENTH DOLL - 1953 For sixteen summers, Roo and Barney have returned to Melbourne to share a life of laughter, love and independence with Olive and Nancy. But this seventeenth summer feels different. Nancy is gone, Roo is weary, Barney restless, and Olive is determined to…