29 Scenes is a new, independent theatre company dedicated to developing, presenting and touring contemporary Australian work by emerging playwrights.  A core tenet of the company's mission is to engage with and foster new audiences through comprehensive educational offerings and nimble, tour-ready productions.
In 2022, 29 Scenes presented Murphy’s acclaimed play ‘HEARTH’ for the 2022 Theatre Studies Playlist, a production that was seen by over 20 schools across a two-week season at La Mama Courthouse and two-week metro/regional tour. 


29 Scenes Company Members:
Fleur Murphy
​Fiona Stafford 
Tom Royce-Hampton
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Fleur Murphy: Originally from country Victoria, Fleur completed a Masters in Writing for Performance at VCA in 2019. She is a recipient of Career Development funding from the Australia Council which supported an 18 month mentorship with award-winning playwright Tom Holloway. Fleur’s first full-length play, 'Shadows of Angels' premiered at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2012, and received further acclaim at the SheppARTon Arts Festival and the Owl and the Pussycat Theatre in Richmond in 2013. In October 2014 an exciting immersive staging of the show was presented by TBC Theatre in partnership with The National Trust of Victoria. 'Shadows Of Angels' was also long-listed for the Theatre503 Award in London. Fleur has been a writer in residence at the Old Melbourne Gaol through an initiative offered by Writers Victoria and the National Trust. In 2016 she was commissioned along with 11 other emerging and established playwrights to develop a short play, 'My Country for a Peach' that was presented as part of Vessel Arts Play For Australia at the Arts Centre. More recently Fleur worked on an adaptation of the award-winning young adult novel, 'Nothing,' by Danish writer Janne Teller, which premiered at Fortyfivedownstairs in March 2022. 'HEARTH' premiered in 2022 at La Mama Courthouse in May and followed with an outer metro/regional tour. 'HEARTH' was long-listed for the Theatre503 Award in London short-listed for the 2021 Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award, and was selected for the VCAA 2022 Playlist for VCE Theatre Studies. With support from Moreland Council's Flourish Arts Grant, Darebin Speakeasy and Creative Victoria she is currently working on the development and presentation of a new work titled 'The Fence.'
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Fiona Stafford: is a freelance producer based in Melbourne and has worked in the arts and entertainment industry for over 15 years in a number of roles, from artist management to immigration, publicity and marketing, and event management. Currently, she also works as the Operations Manager at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 'HEARTH' (29 Scenes) was her debut independent theatre production, giving her the opportunity to expand her skills and pursue her passion for supporting emerging independent theatre-makers in developing, staging and touring new Australian works. Fiona will continue to work with 29 Scenes in the presentation of future projects and productions.
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Tom Royce-Hampton: is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts Music and Theatre Schools, and Actors Centre Australia. In 2007 he joined Taikoz, Australia's leading taiko ensemble, performing nationally and internationally with artists and companies including; Matthew Doyle, Kaoru Watanabe, Eitetsu Hayashi, Kodo, as well as concerto performances with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Dresden Sinfonika. Directing credits include; 'Chi Udaka' for Taikoz; 'ABYSS', 'The Mechanical' (Assistant Director), and 'La Musica' for VCA; and 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' and 'Hamlet' for Bell Shakespeare (Assistant Fight and Movement Director). Tom’s practice centres around the development of a vocabulary and process for the embodiment of physical storytelling, and the integration of emerging technologies in the realm of live performance. Tom’s stream-play 'ABYSS' is slated to become a feature film in 2022.