An event that transformed the portrayal of Bali in Australia as a holiday island of paradise, peace, art and culture to a place of violence and tragedy has been transported to the stage. The Charles Sturt University (CSU) theatre production A Terrible Beauty has been written by tutor in the CSU School of Communications, Ray Harding. He is a former Home and Away script producer and has had plays in London’s West End. Ray Harding says A Terrible Beauty will challenge audiences to examine the impact of westernisation on the social and cultural complexities of Balinese life. He makes no apologies for the confrontational subject matter. "This is the primary role of theatre, to challenge and provoke,” said Ray Harding. The production A Terrible Beauty is designed by and stars students from CSU’s theatre media course in Bathurst.