A sophisticated theatrical exploration of contemporary Australian masculinity and sexual politics.

Love All: A Roseville Story presents a sharp, comedic yet unsettling examination of bourgeois urban Australia through the lens of the fictional Roseville Tennis Club. At its heart, the story follows four men in a suburban tennis club who invent a game to encourage a young widower in his thirties to meet women. They make up a complicated game of love but instead of being controlled by them, love turns into a monster which destroys them.

This compelling work delves into the complex dynamics of male competition across social, private, and sexual spheres, while exploring how contemporary sexual politics shape the way men and women navigate relationships in a post-traditional world. The production offers audiences a thought-provoking mirror to modern Australian society, questioning established norms and examining the evolving landscape of gender relations with both humor and psychological insight.

Love All: A Roseville Story promises to be a theatrical event that combines intellectual rigour with entertainment value, offering audiences both laughter and introspection as it unpacks the complexities of modern Australian social dynamics. Through its intimate setting and universal themes, the production aims to spark conversation about identity, competition, and connection in contemporary society.

This debut performance of Love All: A Roseville Story since it's world premiere reading at the Ku-ring-gai Arts and Culture Festival last year is not to be missed.

CREATIVE TEAM
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Writer: Alexandra Long Acclaimed novelist and screenwriter with an impressive literary and film career spanning decades. Long's notable works include the novel The Year of Christiana Cleaves (Penguin, 1990) and short story collection I Took My Harp to a Party (Picador, 1993). Her screenplay for Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997) earned an Australian Writers' Guild nomination and featured an stellar cast including Cate Blanchett, Richard Roxburgh, and Frances O'Connor, directed by Cherie Nowlan. An AFTRS graduate with formal training in screenwriting, Long brings both literary depth and cinematic sensibility to the stage, informed by her early theatrical training at the Independent Theatre School.

Director: Denny Lawrence Internationally recognized director, producer, and writer with extensive experience across film, television, and theatre. Lawrence's distinguished career includes acclaimed productions such as Bodyline, Goodbye Paradise, and MDA. A graduate of both NIDA and AFTRS, he brings exceptional artistic vision and technical expertise to this ambitious production.

​​​​​​​Duration: 120min (inc. interval)