ALL BOYS
6 - 24 August
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AGES
16+ -
RUNNING TIME
Approx. 1 hour and 55 mins -
PREVIEW
Tuesday 6 August -
MEMBERS PREVIEW
Wednesday 7 August -
OPENING NIGHT
Thursday 8 August -
MEET THE ARTISTS
Thursday 22 August -
CONTENT WARNINGS
contains strong language, on-stage depictions of physical and sexual violence, implied rape, use of slurs and references to institutional abuse. There is infrequent use of strobe lighting, loud noises and haze.
Boyhood, privilege, power, Madonna, Amen.
Boyhood, innocence, power, faith, sexuality, privilege, manhood, legacy, footy, Madonna, Amen.
ALL BOYS follows a group of boys at an elite 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 Cezera Critti-Schnaars (dir. Seven Sisters, Perth Festival and WAYTCo; writ. Salted Pretzels, The Blue Room Theatre), this explosive new play explores the strange lines between violence and intimacy, victimhood and perpetration, and shines a spotlight on a world hidden in plain sight.
ALL BOYS by NIDA and VCA graduate Xavier Hazard is a story of masculinity, sexuality, and culpability – one that asks: “what do boys do when they discover they can do whatever they want?”.
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Meet The Artists
Join us on Thursday 22 August for a post-show Q&A, kicking off around 8:30pm. All welcome.
Content warnings explained here (please note: spoilers ahead!).
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Writer
Xavier Hazard
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Director
Cezera Critti-Schnaars
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Producer
Sophie Minissale
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Assistant Director
Jesse Vakatini
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Set and Costume Design
Jake Pitcher
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Lighting Designer
Jolene Whibley
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Stage Manager
Jasmyn Day
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Dramaturg
Lucy Rees
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Sound Design
Jess Nyanda Moyle
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Performers
Samuel Bennett
Jono Battista
James Gant
James Ford
Declan Cooper
Liam Longley
Ray Teakle
Nathan Calvert
Jarrad Inman
Ethan Gosatti