Plays
KARMA
Excerpts from KARMA were performed as part of the Storytellers Festival at Kings Cross Theatre Sydney, 27 August to 7 September 2019.
Quarterfinalist in the 2018 ScreenCraft Stage Play competition.
Storytellers Festival Program 2019
Synopsis: When former friends – Kirsten, Faith and Lara – are unknowingly locked together in an apartment, they become increasingly suspicious and paranoid believing that someone is manipulating them. Old friendships, rivalries and resentments play out, but the women are careful to avoid any mention of the tragedies that impacted their lives until they are pushed to the limit.
SOLD
SOLD is a short play that was performed in Crash Test Drama at Melting Pot Theatre, Bundanoon in November 2023. Michelle also directed the play and received the Judge’s Award as well as the Most Popular Play Award.
Synopsis: An investor’s agent, a pregnant woman and a retured widow, prospective buyers in the purchase of a house, will stop at nothing to be the successful bidder at a suburban real estate auction.
EATING CORFU
Performed at Favourite Shorts 2012 in Armidale, EATING CORFU was short-listed for Short & Sweet Sydney 2012. It was also workshopped and performed at Crash Test Drama Sydney in August 2011. Program for Favourite Shorts 2012
Synopsis: Sibling relationships are put to the test when Robyn celebrates her birthday on her younger sister’s birthday, and can’t understand what all the fuss is about. The fireworks start when Liz’s husband, Tony, barges in.
TAXI!
TAXI! was performed at Short & Sweet Sydney 2012, and workshopped and performed at Script-in-Hand (Actors Anonymous) in October 2011.
Synopsis: Distraught after her divorce from Sam, Kate tries unsuccessfully to hail a taxi. She wants to put the past and her philandering husband behind her, but her best friend, Paula, can’t seem to say the right thing. When Sam appears, fueling the fire between them, past grievances are aired and secrets revealed.
TWO OF A KIND
TWO OF A KIND was performed at Short & Sweet Newcastle in November 2010.
Review article from the Newcastle Herald
Synopsis: A petty misunderstanding over a Mars Bar morphs into a war of words between Candice and Jamal, two strangers who meet in a railway cafeteria. They challenge each over cultural stereotypes and other misconceptions until a railway guard intervenes and this seemingly doomed relationship is transformed.
DRIVING ME CRAZY
Michelle’s first short play DRIVING ME CRAZY was performed at Favourite Shorts Festival in Armidale in March 2009.
Synopsis: Jack’s parents are teaching him how to drive, but can’t agree on the road rules. Jack’s driving school instructor, Judd, insists he will teach him the right way to drive. But with all of them in the car together, it’s a recipe for disaster.
