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The Laudanum Project are a theatrical/musical troupe hailing from Melbourne, Australia. They were founded in 2009 and to date have written and produced five one act plays: ‘The Terrible Account Of The St Fiacrius Orphans’ (2009-10) Melbourne International Comedey Festival ‘The Penny-Toy Man’ (2010-11) Melbourne Fringe Festival ‘Ballad Of The Plague Doctor’ (2012-13) Melbourne Fringe Festival, Sandhurst Gaol as part of the Engine Room Season for The Capital Theatre, Bendigo 'The Grand Guignol Automaton' (2014-15) Melbourne Fringe Festival 'The Baby Farmer' (2017) Adelaide Fringe Festival. In addition to the plays they have recorded their own version of Mary Howitt’s 1829 poem ‘The Spider And The Fly’ which appeared alongside artist Chloe Neath’s ‘Spider’ artwork at the 2013 Co.Lab exhibition in Bendigo. A typical Laudanum Project performance consists of intricate and powerful storytelling that takes it’s cues from the masters such as Poe, Dickens and Bradbury. Underneath the