19 Trains is a story of passion and love, of blood, shit and tears. Of how sometimes our fear of death means we never see the power of life.

Every Angel Is Terrible explores stories in which the equation comes out differently, and the child’s life is the cost of the transaction.

As part of Big West, director and writer Matt Scholten will be creating Mr Football, based on the remarkable life and legacy of EJ “Ted” Whitten, the legendary Footscray footballer.

During this year’s Big West, Westword brings two extraordinary poets: Allison Croggan, famous for her Pelinor series, fantasy novels and some fine published poetry, and Tom Kent, better known locally as the Barefoot Poet.