House on Fire

by Debra Oswald

Things aren’t going well for the Conway sisters. Dad’s just married the Geography teacher, oldest sister Bec’s been evicted and Evie’s suffering serious issues with her new besties. Michaela has twenty-four hours to solve her sisters’ problems before she sits the most important exams of her life. What else could go wrong? A hilarious new offering from Australia’s master of teen theatre, House on Fire is * to put a smile on your lips and light a small flame in your heart.

Genres: Plays, Contemporary

64 pages, Paperback

Published May 10, 2011

About the author

Debra Oswald is a playwright, screenwriter and novelist. She is a two-time winner of the NSW Premier's Literary Award and author of the novels Useful (2015), The Whole Bright Year (2018) and The Family Doctor (2021). She was creator/head writer of the first five seasons of the successful TV series Offspring.

Her stage plays have been performed around the world and published by Currency Press. Gary's House, Sweet Road and The Peach Season were all shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award. Debra has also written four plays for young audiences—Dags, Skate, Stories in the Dark and House on Fire. She has written three Aussie Bites books and six children's novels, including The Redback Leftovers.

Her television credits include award-winning episodes of Police Rescue, Palace of Dreams, The Secret Life of Us, Sweet and Sour and Bananas in Pyjamas.

Debra performed her one-woman show Is There Something Wrong With That Lady? at the Griffin Theatre in 2021 and a month-long season at the Ensemble in 2023.

Reviews

[Kathryn O'Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit like an episode of Neighbours.