A social worker wants to provide accommodation for a homeless man. But he loves his freedom.

To escape from a ravenous scorpion, a frog seeks refuge in a burrow belonging to a depressed tarantula.

Potter Purists is an exclusive club for dedicated Harry Potter addicts. With an encyclopedic knowledge of the books, Riley is an ideal candidate for membership. There’s just one problem.

Two cows lead an idyllic life. They have a field of succulent grass—and humans to relieve them of their milk. What more could they possibly want?

A cynical man feels obliged to buy flowers for Valentine’s Day.

Eleanor Roosevelt demands the removal of what she considers anti-feminist activities at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. But she struggles to be progressive in her personal life. Will she dare acknowledge her relationship with Lorena Hickok?

June 25, 1967: the night of the first live international satellite television broadcast. The Beatles have just sung “All You Need Is Love” to a worldwide audience. Hippie culture is sweeping the globe. Mama Nature celebrates in a San Francisco bar. But someone isn’t happy.

A couple try to save their troubled marriage by sharing an evening out at a restaurant. But a server with the gift of prophecy only makes things worse.

A coach encourages two cheerleaders to eat healthily. But she meets stern resistance.

A privileged woman shelters from the rain in a furniture store.

Two team leaders at a public library have been asked to cut staff. What if they refuse?

Alma is playing up again. Her grandson, Doug, expects the rest home to take better care of her. But he’s in for the shock of his life when he learns how far they’re prepared to go.

A Chinese supermom seeks help from an Indian matriarch.

Eleanor Hibbert writes under three pen names. Philippa Carr is the least popular. She wonders if she still has the job.

A woman persuades a private eye to blackmail her husband. But things don’t go as planned. Or do they?

Becky Sawyer is tidying up after a class reunion to celebrate the beginning of the twentieth century. Her husband Tom is thrilled when his old friend Huck arrives. But Becky would rather leave some things in the past.

When Cirque du Soleil comes to town, an old-time vaudeville double act tries to land a gig.

A banker, working at home in his apartment, wants to stop a neighbor from feeding sparrows on her balcony. But he may end up doing far more good than he imagines.

Treeza, alias Empathy Woman, runs a support group for dysfunctional superhumans. Her annoying superpower lets her feel what others feel. She agrees with you in finding this premise only mildly intriguing. And she shares your cynical hope that the play will be a whole lot better than the synopsis.

Inspired by the Oresteia by Aeschylus, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides.
A political candidate returns to the family home to see his sister. He hopes he can avoid revealing their mother’s horrific secret.

Republican nominee Charles Evans Hughes just needs to win California and he will succeed Woodrow Wilson as the 29th president of the United States.

Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard III as an evil monster is malicious Tudor propaganda. There is no shred of evidence implicating Richard in the murders of his brother George and his nephews, the princes in the Tower. Let’s go back to the day of Richard’s death at the Battle of Bosworth. Prepare to discover the real villain.

The story of Lady Godiva’s ride has made her famous and popular. But it has had the unintended consequence of publicly humiliating her husband. When the Earl makes a pathetic attempt at revenge, Godiva must decide how far she is prepared to go to save the marriage.

A lemon is expecting. Her partner, a red pepper, has discovered the Law of Colour Mixing. He predicts their baby will be orange.

A young couple are enjoying a romantic evening at their college graduation party. Not for long.

Fed up with all the binge drinking on Saint Patrick’s Day, Siobhan wants to promote the finer aspects of Irish culture. But when a stranger in a leprechaun costume tempts her with a radical idea, she must decide how far she is prepared to go.

Staff at an adults only holiday camp face a crisis.

The Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. The plays in Girls Rock the Classics go even further. They never mention any males at all.

ESTELLA EXPECTS A LOT, based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

NATASHA TOUGHS IT OUT, based on War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

JANE ERRANT, based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

CATHY HAUNTS CATHERINE, based on Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Courtney’s student debt is getting her down. She needs some magical help to make her financial worries disappear.

Celebrated actor Charlotte Cushman wants to play Romeo, using Shakespeare’s original text. But most of the cast protest. They demand the cleaned-up Garrick version.

Hypatia, Marie Curie and Marie-Anne Lavoisier use their wits to save the day.

Scene 1. HYPATIA (ZANY PLANETS). 1491. A student’s lodging at the University of Kraków, Poland.
The stars move across the sky in an orderly fashion. But sometimes the planets stop and go backwards! This doesn’t make sense to young Niclas Kopernik. He seeks help from Hypatia, an astronomer who lived a thousand years earlier.

Scene 2. MARIE CURIE (TABLE IN THE AIR). 1905. Psychological Institute, Paris.
Marie Curie prides herself in being a rational scientist. Unfortunately, her husband has fallen under the spell of a notorious “medium”. To protect Pierre’s reputation, Marie must expose the fraud.

Scene 3. MARIE-ANNE LAVOISIER (MOTHER OF CHEMISTRY). May 8, 1794. A cell in the Conciergerie Prison, Paris.
The Reign of Terror is at its height. Antoine Lavoisier, “The Father of Chemistry,” is facing the guillotine. Marie-Anne, his wife and laboratory partner, desperately tries to save his life.

A woman applies to be wet nurse for her own baby.

Miles is a tour guide leading a coachload of passengers through Eastern Europe. At least, that’s the plan.

An ambitious gift wrapper seizes an opportunity to display her flair for presentation.

The misadventures of a social worker

Help Found - A social worker wants to provide accommodation for a homeless man. But he loves his freedom.

Help Full - A young baker desperately wants to be famous. He doesn’t care how.

Help Less - A team leader tries to cope with an overzealous social worker.

A Scottish tour guide wants to promote her hometown by displaying treasure from a nearby shipwreck. But the salvage operation will be hugely expensive. She needs help.

A tourist in Rome meets a fascinating stranger.

An apprentice automaton mechanic receives a visit from a young princess in search of adventure.

For an assignment on helping the disadvantaged, Iris impersonates a teacher at a school in a low socio-economic area. Lian and Bryce join the mission. Meanwhile, Fina, Joseph and Damon prepare a welcome home for Mateo, just back from LA with stars in his eyes.

An itinerant couple encourage the manager of a caravan park to live his dream of playing Hamlet.

A gardener confronts a tennis player after a ball lands in her flower bed.

A shellshocked refugee seeks peace and quiet in a public library.

Marietta, a studio model, enjoys a relationship with a cavalry captain. But her artist friend Broni is worried about her.

A mathematician plans to remarry as soon as his divorce comes through. But his wife has other ideas.

A divorced couple prepare to meet their shared ex’s new partner.

A short musical.
A mash-up of Shakespeare’s King Lear and the television western Bonanza​
with parodies of songs from 1960s TV shows, country music and Oklahoma!
Ben Lear’s three daughters compete for control of the family ranch and their reality TV series. Meanwhile, the planet is suffering from climate change.

Two animal rights activists try to shut down a restaurant that offers “vegan meats.”

A trans male astronomer faces more than one challenge when he meets his fiancée’s parents.

On their first day at work, an airport baggage handler has to make a major decision.

In the not too distant future, customer service has become perfect. Perhaps too perfect.

The captain of a women’s tug of war team will do everything she can to hold on to her best player.

A rugged mountain woman has shot and wounded a Sasquatch. She is about to finish it off when an unlikely savior comes to its rescue.

Ally loves a minimalist lifestyle. She recently moved in with Ethan and his huge collection of LP records. Something has to give.

Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, commemorates twenty years since her husband left for the Trojan War. She hasn’t heard any news of him since the war ended a decade ago. Her son and an old friend try to persuade her it’s time to move on and remarry.

An advocate for the Māori language receives a visit from a French counterpart.

Two young ballet dancers are competing for a scholarship that will lead to a professional career. Only one of them can win.

Brooke is a privileged student experiencing public transport for the first time. Her social conscience is in for quite a workout.

Odysseus is navigating the Atlantic Ocean in search of sensual pleasures. But his crew disapprove.

A stranded sailor has been rescued by a cruise ship. He wonders why he gets treated like royalty.

A dedicated prefect tries to uphold the school traditions. But the old ways are under threat.

Suzi Gablik has enjoyed an extended stay at the home of René Magritte, doing research for a book on the artist’s work. The time has come for her to leave. But René wants to keep her longer.

A teacher tries to prepare her daughter for a huge surprise.

Mary Godwin is writing Frankenstein. She isn’t Mary Shelley yet. But after what happens today, she soon will be.

The Attorney General and two judges appear on a late night talk show, where they channel Gilbert and Sullivan.

Odysseus bravely prepares to listen to a siren’s song. But he makes a common mistake.

Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, provides a feast commemorating twenty years since her husband left for the Trojan War. She hasn’t heard any news of him since the war ended a decade ago. Her son and an old friend try to persuade her it’s time to move on and remarry.