THE BOYS

Powerful & disturbing: an Australian story that had to be told

Season ran April 30th - May 21st, 2011

'...funny, moving, shocking, thought-provoking, current, endearing...' - Kate Peters

'Drama at it's best!' - Roger McKenzie, Stage Whispers Magazine

 

 

Critics called the powerful production '...a confronting, excellently acted Australian play which should have every theatre lover on the Coast in the audience.' The opening night audience gave THE BOYS a standing ovation - a testament to the power of this production. The stellar cast comprised:

Sandra Sprague - Del Halpin

Brett Sprague - Stuart Lumsden

Glenn Sprague - Nathan Wright

Stevie Sprague - Jordan Schiele

Michelle - Amber Allum

Jackie - Kate McNair

Nola - Carmen Trevino

A strong script with excellent, well-painted characters that both challenged and entertained audiences. Following the lives of the extended Sprague family over a tumultuous period where the 3 boys are accused of the brutal rape & murder of a young girl, it dealt with the lead-up to the event, and the period immediately afterwards, following the lives of the mother & her 3 sons, and their 3 girlfriends as they dealt with the changes it brought to their lives.