Set somewhere in Outback Australia over 100 years after the British atomic bomb tests at Maralinga. The descendants of those animals who managed to survive the explosions now live in a complex network of underground caves, and have developed a new society- 'Narkindie'-with its own set of rules and taboos. The eight Tribes: Emu, Red Kangaroo, Rock Wallaby, Possum, Python, Kookaburra, Wombat and Lizard, all co-exist in relative harmony. Up until now. To avoid the perceived dangers of solar radiation the Tribes may only venture outside at dusk, and this and other rigidly enforced restrictions rankle young Boomer and his school friends, who are anxious to leave on the Quest. As it is their final year of school they are thus regarded as 'Rangers', and during their many adventures will meet characters and objects from the past and the future, and ultimately learn that the real purpose of the Quest is to heal the land from the depredations of the humans-the Fellers-before it's all too late. Only Fril, the rebel leader of the Lizard Tribe, has another agenda in mind. Written entirely in verse, with the possibility of adding music and converting it to Rap, Hip-Hop, Techno or whatever feels good, the play has around twenty-eight main parts and the opportunity to involve the whole school community. While concepts for sets may be quite minimal, the many changes in appearance from animals to Fellers and back again, will offer the costume designers plenty of opportunities to be creative.
Julio is a dreamer. It's his job to take his donkey Pepe and fetch water for the village but... he's a dreamer. Then one day his dream becomes real, and with the help of a friendly dragon he manages to ensure the village has a brighter future.
Under increased attack by the giant termites it seems KARL has no intention of letting the Rangers leave. The self-styled 'world's greatest computer' they came to help wastes no time in showing them that the elevators, lights, the very air they breathe can be shut off in an instant if it chooses to do so. At first Max Bungarra didn't believe KARL had survived, but now realises that something 'up top' has changed, and when he finds his crew have all vanished and teams of specialist Fellers have moved in, he's prepared to do battle. That's if the Rangers will stick around and help, but can they really trust these unknown Fellers? In their enthusiasm some say too much then learn that those interviewing them have a quite different agenda - a mixture of greed, scientific interest and desperate fear of the latest Australian Military Government. So what does disgraced Professor Lasseter have to do with this? And how did a supposedly extinct little parrot called Spartacus ever get so deeply involved?
The rising floodwaters have forced the abandonment of Narkindie, the Karrakila Research Centre and Max Bungarra's secret bunker, hidden deep beneath the Australian desert. Some new force has brought the BoomeRangers to join Peter Lasseter and the other Fellers in facing an incredible rival to KARL, the world's greatest computer. Now they must crack the code and rebuild the dish, for this is Nurrungar, and beneath it something waits, a world-shattering enigma that will change everything, for better or worse.
It's more than a century since the atomic bombs exploded over Maralinga, but fear still rules Outback Australia. Now the Lizard Clans have rebelled, and Boomer and the Rangers must abandon the Quest and pursue the renegade Fril and bring her back to justice. As the mysterious caves give up their fabulous secrets the Kirra, a high-tech boomerang with an attitude, leads them from past to future past, and the truth is finally exposed. Or is it? While the animals now look like humans, what's making the Fellers behave like animals?
Narkindie has been overwhelmed by the Lizard Clans. Fril and the evil Toxiks are in control and the Rangers have been captured. The Elders have disappeared and it seems now only Jakko and Billy-Jo Blake remain free. Somewhere. But can a larrikin kookaburra and an intellectual carpet snake really somehow save the day? Boomer and the Rangers must escape from prison and liberate the Tribes, but there are still so many questions they're desperate to resolve. What's happened to the Elders? What did they know? And most importantly for Boomer, has the Kirra really deserted them? When Kaar reveals the incredible story of how the Fellers' world was destroyed, they realise they've misjudged the OutBackers. Will Cockatoo Clan now join them in bringing Fril to justice?
