Darren Brealey: 6 books

The age-old story of office politics, red tape and justification of jobs held by employees in power. Mr Green is the company boss. He meets Carson in the fire stairwell. It’s lunch time, Mr Green is incredibly busy and the lift is broken. Through the two protagonists’ conversation, we learn that...

After the funeral service for Mrs Virginia Cromwell, her sons, Michael and Chad discuss their mother's Final Will and Testament. The mourners have left, their kind thoughts exchanged. The sandwiches and tea have been served. It's no secret to the boys their late mother's Final Will and Testament has...

No matter what you call it, the entire artistic process from concept to curtain up happens in a 24-hour period in front of a paying audience; the scripts have yet to be written. The concepts have yet to be conceived. 30 Actors, 6 Writers and 6 Directors meet for the first time on a Friday night thriving...

This is a seriously scary look at filthy, outer suburb, cigarette-smoking scrags called Jenny, Amanda and Sheryl. If you thought boys were crude and disgusting when they mob together, these three dirty skanks will have you dry retching into your stubbie-holder from the word go. Jenny, Amanda and Sheryl...

David takes us on a journey through a weekend of tragedy, which not even he could alter through misfortunes of fate. As Craig and Sheryl apathetically deal with the death of their love, their three children, David, Michelle and Rick relentlessly struggle with denial, contempt and rebellion. The sibling...

This book holds a very interesting group of plays. Aunt Ethel's Death Notice takes us through the dirty event of dividing up personal items of a departed loved one. Doped Up Deal provides an insight of the not so glamorous life of cash-strapped everyday city folk and the not so friendly drug dealer...