BRETT DANALAKE
| Nationality: | Australian |
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Plays by Brett Danalake
All The Wrong Places |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 1999 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Claire Gandy | |||||
| Synopsis: | Looking too hard for love, a girl eventually finds it right beside her. | |||||
Battle Beyond Uranus |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1993 | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | Warring aliens kidnap a man possessed by the spirit of Elvis Presley to find out which race really will have the best intergalactic nightclub. | |||||
Because She Can |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 1999 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy/Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A manipulator moves into share accommodation and takes over. | |||||
Before the Show |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 1999 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Play/Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A friendship is threatened as love rears its ugly head. | |||||
Caught in the Webcom |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | The pitfalls of romance on the web. He's 36. She's 16. | |||||
Change in the Wind, A |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2001 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Drama | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | After the death of his mother a man decides it is time to get a life. | |||||
Cinderella: A Faerie Tale For Grown-ups |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1991 | ||||
| Company: | Not Another Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | All Cinderella wants is for her Prince Charming to take her away on his Harley Davison bike. But if that won't work, she'll just take the Harley. | |||||
Crossed Lines |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | Short and Sweet Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | A kidnapped woman finds her mobile phone is her only chance to be saved. Or is it going to bring more trouble? | |||||
Dances With Wombats |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1994 | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | A local schoolmarm leaves the city for a new job in New South Wales' Southern Highlands and finds herself in the midst of real-life cowboys and Indians. | |||||
Entree Was Death, The |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2007 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | All families have secrets. But is someone in this room a murderer? | |||||
Faithless |
| 1st Produced: | Seymour Centre, Sydney | 2006 | ||||
| Company: | Short and Sweet Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | drama | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | A mother must deal with the shocking revelation that her son has a different set of beliefs to her own when he reveals he has become a Christian. | |||||
Gone Bush |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2007 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 6 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Six women head into the wilds of Katoomba for a corporate retreat. From the moment they leave the bus they must face the challenges of a wild and untamed country; not to mention a himbo tour guide, the Blue Mountains panther and a media hot for tragedy. | |||||
Hot For Frida |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2001 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 8 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | A surprise 40th birthday party goes awry after the birthday boy runs off with a girl who looks like Frida from Abba. | |||||
Housebound |
| 1st Produced: | The Fusebox Theatre @ The Factory | 2009 | ||||
| Company: | Actors Anonymous: Crime Scenes | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Thriller | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt. Originally performed under the overall title "Crime Scenes" with three other plays | |||||
| Synopsis: | On the 3rd of November 1986, David and Catherine Birnie are at the height of a series of abductions, rapes and murders that horrified Western Australia. Noelene Patterson, their latest captive, has lasted longer than their previous two victims, and maybe the one who tears the couple apart. In 2009 Kim and Peter move into their new home ready to start a family, unaware that this is the house where the Birnies committed their terrible crimes. Will the nightmares of the past overwhelm their dreams for the future? | |||||
Invasion From a Planet With No Special Effects |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2001 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Flashing lights. Bulbous eyes. Anal probes. Everything you always wanted to know about extraterrestrial life but were afraid to ask. | |||||
It's Not You |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Trish has just had a bad break-up but how many break-ups will she have to deal with? | |||||
Jack Hammers: Private Detective |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1990 | ||||
| Company: | Not Another Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | Jack Hammers unravels a diabolical mystery involving the child of incestuous Siamese twins | |||||
King of the Castle |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2001 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A hen-pecked family man takes up a golden opportunity to change his life. Is it only the grass that's greener on the other side? | |||||
Laugh It Up |
| 1st Produced: | Parramatta | - | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical Revue | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | A musical comedy revue with songs and comedy sketches. | |||||
Meant To Be |
| 1st Produced: | - | 2001 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Comedy | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | A young woman fantasizes her love life far into the future | |||||
Monster Mash |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | - | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical Revue | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | A musical comedy revue with songs and comedy sketches. | |||||
Multiple Choice |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2009 | ||||
| Company: | Short and Sweet Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 5 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Sophie is about to make a discovery which will change the future and she's the only one who can stop her. | |||||
Old Crowd, The |
| 1st Produced: | Seymour Centre, Sydney | 2007 | ||||
| Company: | Short and Sweet Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | - | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Can the law stop the show from going on? We Report. You decide. | |||||
Play Removed Due To Legal Advice |
| 1st Produced: | Newtown Theatre | 2008 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerkle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Can the law stop the show from going on? We Report. You decide. | |||||
Relics |
| 1st Produced: | Seymour Centre, Sydney | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | Short and Sweet Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | drama | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Mathilde Kruger hasn't seen her husband since 1944. Tonight, from the sickening underbelly of society, Mathilde will extract the light she so desperately needs to face the rest of her life alone. So rejoice with Mathilde because tonight - finally - her husband is coming home! | |||||
Remember This |
| 1st Produced: | Seymour Centre, Sydney | 2006 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | Ten Min | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Five friends reunite and remember the good times. But they seem to have forgotten something. | |||||
Rooty Hillbillies |
| 1st Produced: | Tilbury Hotel, Sydney | - | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | It's the age-old tale. A Western Suburbs family win Lotto and move to the Eastern suburbs. | |||||
Santa's Nightmare |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1995 | ||||
| Company: | One Goat Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | When a current affairs TV program launch an expose of Santa and his work practices not even Rudolph can save the day. | |||||
Sci Fi Fo Fum |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Four people meet at a sci-fi convention. | |||||
Sit On My Facets |
| 1st Produced: | Sydney Opera House & FBi Radio 94.5 | 2005 | ||||
| Company: | FBi Radio 94.6 | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy/Radio Play | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Hamish's brother has been lost to the Liberal Party. Along with Professor Jasper Defiant and his intrepid team, Hamish mounts a daring expedition to the very heart of the Liberal Party. But will anyone come out alive? | |||||
Speaking of Nothing |
| 1st Produced: | Cat and Fiddle, Balmain | 2003 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | A substantial and expanded rewrite of Before The Show | |||||
| Synopsis: | Love gets in the way of friendship | |||||
Vampire Strikes Back, The |
| 1st Produced: | Shenanigans Theatre Restaurant | 1992 | ||||
| Company: | Not Another Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | 2 act | Comedy/Musical | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | Many characters involving much doubling up of cast. | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Malcolm Frawley | |||||
| Synopsis: | A newly married couple check into a small caravan park only to find it's run by the local vampire. And one of the couple is a virgin! | |||||
With This Ring, I Thee Dead! |
| 1st Produced: | Sydney Opera House & FBi Radio 94.5 | 2004 | ||||
| Company: | FBi Radio 94.5 | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy/Radio Play | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Written by Brett Danalake and Iain Triffitt | |||||
| Synopsis: | Doug and Fiona are getting married. But can there wedding be used to lure out the one person who's death will stop terrorism? | |||||
You Are Here |
| 1st Produced: | Gala Studios, Glebe | 2000 | ||||
| Company: | Ferknerckle Productions | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN/ASIN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Comedy | One Act | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | - | |||||
| Synopsis: | Two couples' dirty weekends are ruined by a double-booking. | |||||