The Dark Room

Cast: 3f 3m

Staging: single interior setting - fluid staging

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback, 88 pages ISBN: 9781848427273Publication Date:
9 Nov 2017
Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound, 176 pages ISBN: 9781839043574Publication Date:
9 Nov 2017
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
First Staged:
Black Swan State Theatre Company, Perth, 2009

The Dark Room

By Angela Betzien

Paperback £9.99£7.99

A4 Spiral-bound £16.99£13.59

  • Best New Australian Work, Sydney Theatre Awards - 2011

Deep in the night, in a lonely motel room somewhere in central Australia, six lost souls collide – haunted by the same tragic crime. 

Angela Betzien's The Dark Room is an intricately layered psychological thriller, exposing the startling mistreatment of those most vulnerable in our society, at the hands of those who are meant to protect them. 

The play was first staged by Black Swan State Theatre Company at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts in May 2009. It won the award for Best New Australian Work at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2011, and had its UK premiere at Theatre503, London, in November 2017.


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This play is also available as an A4 Edition. With spiral binding, a larger print size and additional space for notes, this format is ideal for directors, stage managers, actors and others to use in rehearsal and production.

To order, simply select the 'A4 Spiral-bound' option above. Please note A4 Editions are only available for delivery within the UK.

‘Last night I cut this.
It’s a heart.
It’s forever.
It’s for you.’

Press Quotes

'Beautifully written'

The Australian

'One of the most riveting productions of the year… a toe-curling thriller'

Australian Stage

Cast: 3f 3m

Staging:single interior setting - fluid staging

Amateur rights performance fee: £85 per performance (plus VAT where applicable)

Paperback,88 pages ISBN: 9781848427273Publication Date:
9 Nov 2017
Size: 198mm x 129mm£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
A4 Spiral-bound,176 pages ISBN: 9781839043574Publication Date:
9 Nov 2017
Size: 297mm x 210mm£16.99 £13.59You save £3.40 (20%)
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