 Event |
The Boys
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| Venue |
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW |
| First Date |
28 February 1991 |
| Opening Date |
28 February 1991 |
| Last Date |
24 March 1991 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
The trigger for the story is that three brothers rape and murder a woman on the very day that the eldest of the men is released from jail after serving a year for assault. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Crime
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Brian Hoad, Beer and loathing, The Bulletin, 26 March 1991
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Article: Frank Gauntlett, The brothers grim, Daily Telegraph-Mirror, 26 February 1991, 34
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Article: Jo Litson, Touching base with an exorcise in evil, The Australian, Arts, 20 February 1991, 12
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Article: Michael Visontay, Just one of the beastly boys, The Eastern Herald, 14 March 1991, 10
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Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 17 March 1991
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Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 26 November 1989
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Programme: The Boys, Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation, 28 February 1991
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Review: Bob Evans, Font of degradation, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 March 1991, 48
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Review: Frank Gauntlett, The brutal Boys of heartbreak, Daily Telegraph-Mirror, 2 March 1991, 101
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Review: Jeremy Eccles, The Sydney Review, April 1991
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Review: John McCallum, Dark questions left unanswered, The Australian, 4 March 1991
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Review: Julie Moffatt, A brutal look at violence and anger, The Manly Daily, Timeout, 8 March 1991, 18
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Review: Kaela , Tharunka, 18 March 1991
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Review: Ken Healey, Powerful but emotionally limited, Sun Herald, Sunday Review 'Stage', 3 March 1991, 108
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Review: Michelle Friedland, Confronting and honest, Wentworth Courier, 6 March 1991, 36
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Review: Paul LePetit, Sadly potent Boys, Sunday Telegraph, 3 March 1991, 138
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
February 1991 |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Marking Masculinity Project |
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| Event Identifier |
14292 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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