Barbecue is a play about many things including the Australian cultural ritual, the “barby”.  It is intended to be performed in a space where audience members can feel they are an integral part of the event. Sausages (or other inexpensive goodies) are cooked on a gas or electric barbecue throughout the play.  These are intended for audience and performer consumption, probably served with such “up-market” side dishes as bread and tomato sauce or mustard. A story line centres on a family who unexpectedly find themselves financially well off, and move from their working-class suburb to a “ritzy” suburb.  Implications of a “class-based” society in Australia and societal pressure for change and conformity are explored in a mostly humorous way. The concept need not be restricted to simply providing the audience with a sausage.  A low-cost theatre-restaurant show could be staged with the audience being fed a range of salads to go with barbecued delicacies. This would be served buffet-style on the set, between acts. Desserts and coffees could be served in the same way after the show with “in-character” mingling by cast and crew. As is traditional at an Aussie barbecue, the audience may be encouraged to have a couple of drinks during the performance .... in moderation of cours Cast: 5 Males 1 x Early to mid forties. 2 x Early to mid twenties 1 x Age is immaterial but probably late twenties onwards.1 x Probably late fifties 5 Females  1 x Late thirties 3 x Late teens to early twenties 1 x This character is early to mid fifties but as she would fit into the “mutton dressed as lamb” category, she could be played by a woman of any mature age.
	Running time:                       Approximately 100 minutes