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an exciting glimpse, from playwright to creative team to cast, of new artists making their mark. Sydney Morning Herald
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riveting sense of drama… sophisticated Suzy Wrong
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As a piece of independent theatre, All Boysis instantly impressive. For a budget-tight show full of debuts and recent drama school grads it is extraordinary. This is just great theatre. Cultural Binge
Boyhood, privilege, power, Madonna, Amen.
ALL BOYS, a “period piece” set between 2009 and 2014, follows a group of boys at an elite Sydney Catholic boys’ school as they are forged into the type of men that rule the world, whether they like it or not.
Long-listed for the 2023 Griffin Award, and directed by recent NIDA graduate Mehhma Malhi, this challenging new play dances the strange lines between violence and intimacy, victimhood and perpetration, and shines a spotlight on a hidden world in plain sight.
This is the professional theatre debut of a team of recent NIDA graduates whose work on-screen includes Last King of the Cross (Stan), House of Gods (ABC), Nautilus (AMC+), and Black Snow (Stan).
Xavier Hazard’s debut play is a story of masculinity, sexuality, and culpability – one that asks: “what do boys do when they discover they can do whatever they want?”.
Director Mehhma Malhi; with cast Ashan Kumar, Braeden Caddy, Faisal Hamza, Harry Stacey, Jackson Hurwood, Jasper Lee-Lindsay, Leon Walshe, Louis Delaunay-Henbest, Robert Miniter, Toby Carey, Victor Y Z Xu
Set & Costume Designer Rebecca Howarth; Lighting Designer Isobel Morrissey; Sound Designer Amy Norton; Stage Manager Julianna Stankiewicz
CONTENT INFORMATION
This show contains discussion and depictions of violence, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, adult themes and strong language
Recommended 16+