King Paddy

Patrick Gardener - known to his friends as King Paddy - is a grumpy old man who has recently turned his property in suburban Darwin into an independent nation, population 4. 

But when one nosy journalist starts wondering why King Paddy started it all - and flirting with Paddy's grandkids - things get serious. Followed by disastrous. 

• Cast: 8

• Roles: 3 male, 2 female, 3 variable

• Duration: 1 hour

• Genre: tragicomedy

An early draft of this work had a public reading by Vicious Fish Theatre, 2022, thanks to the Regional Arts Fund.