M. Rock

M. Rock charts the fortunes of 18-year-old Tracy and her grandmother Mabel. Tracy has just finished school and bought a round-the-world plane ticket. Mabel plays piano, knits, and looks after Hilda's cat. When Tracy misses her plane home, Mabel sets off on a quest to find her granddaughter. But what she finds is her inner DJ.

Lachlan Philpott is one of Australia’s hottest writers, rocketing into the Sydney theatre landscape with the success of Silent Disco for Australia’s Theatre for Young People and Griffin Theatre Company in 2011. Based in Sydney, his first play Bison has had sell-out seasons in Adelaide, Belfast, London, Melbourne and Sydney. His other plays include Bustown Catapult, Colder[Winner R.E Ross Trust Award 2007], M.ROCK, Silent Disco [Winner Griffin Award for Outstanding New Australian play 2009, Winner GAP Competition Aurora Theatre Co. USA, 2010, Winner best stage play at Australian Writers Guild Awards 2012] Truck Stop [Winner best play for young audiences Australian Writer’s Guild Awards 2013] and The Trouble with Harry. In 2013 Lachlan’s new works premiered at The Traverse Edinburgh, The Mac Belfast, Perth Theatre Company, Tamarama Rock Surfers Sydney, Canberra Youth Theatre Company and Brisbane Girls’ Grammar. Lachlan does extensive work as a teacher, mentor and dramaturge.