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form
y
The Boys
( dir. Rowan Woods
)
Surry Hills
:
Arenafilm
,
1998
Z917499
1998
single work
film/TV
(taught in 1 units)
Inspired in part by Sydney nurse Anita Cobby, who was gang raped, tortured and murdered by five men who kidnapped her as she waited for a bus to take her home late one night, The Boys takes the viewer into the world of a violent and dysfunctional family controlled by the intelligent, malevolent, violent, and manipulative eldest son.
After being released from a twelve-month prison sentence, Brett Sprague returns to his mother's suburban Sydney home and the tension within the family rises almost immediately. His mother tries to keep the peace, only to see her three sons turn on her new boyfriend. The narrative climaxes when after eighteen hours of drinking and fighting, the boys go out and cruise the streets, looking for trouble. It is then that they see a girl waiting for a bus on her own.
[Source: Australian Screen]
Production Details
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First produced by the Griffin Theatre Company at the Stables Theatre, Sydney, 28 February 1991.
American premiere produced by Outhouse Theatre at The Kraine Theater, New York City, 9-23 September 2006.
New production developed by Griffin Theatre Company, Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 6 January - 3 March 2012.
Director: Sam Strong.
Assistant Director: Luke Rogers.
Dramaturg: Tahli Corin.
Designer: Renée Mulder.
Composer: Kelly Ryall.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Associate Lighting Designer: Teegan Lee.
Fight Director: Scott Witt.
Stage Manager: Edwina Guinness.
Cast: Johnny Carr, Cheree Cassidy, Jeanette Cronin, Anthony Gee, Josh McConville, Louisa Mignone, and Eryn Jean Norvill.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Highlights under Spotlights
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 11) -
When Luvvies Win Awards
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 September 2012; (p. 22) -
New Griffin Boss Wants the World as Her Stage
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 2012; (p. 8) -
Happy to Swap Fear for Fury
2012
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column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 May 2012; (p. 13) -
Griffin Finds Audiences Still Wild About The Boys
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 February 2012; (p. 10)
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Mirror to Crimes Past Finds Raw Nerve
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 January 2012; (p. 10)
— Review of The Boys 1991 single work drama -
Living in the Shadow of Brutality
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 January 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of The Boys 1991 single work drama -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 January 2012; (p. 16)
— Review of The Boys 1991 single work drama -
A Valuable Currency
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , December vol. 4 no. 10 1994; (p. 41-42)
— Review of The Boys 1991 single work drama ; A Property of the Clan 1992 single work drama ; Mongrels 1994 single work drama ; Kafka Dances 1994 single work drama biography -
Dark Questions Left Unanswered
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 March 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of The Boys 1991 single work drama -
'Let's Get Her' : Masculinities and Sexual Violence in Contemporary Australian Drama and Its Film Adaptations
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 76 2003; (p. 127-135, notes 246-247) Explores the various strategies that playwrights and filmmakers employ to represent masculinities, especially in relation to acts of sexual violence, in a number of texts. -
Tough Critic Mad About the Boys
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 September 2006; (p. 15) - y Adaptations : A Guide to Adapting Literature to Film Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2007 Z1361797 2007 single work criticism Adaptations discusses approaches to adaptations of various forms of literature using a range of Australian texts and films as examples.
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The Boys Are Back in Town : Griffin Gets a Taste for Classic Hits
2011
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 September 2011; (p. 9) -
Festival Line-Up Big on Urban Grit
2011
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 October 2011; (p. 5)
Awards
- 2012 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Play
- 1992 winner AWGIE Awards — Stage Award