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The main street of Kings Cross, where most of the play is set

The Marvellous Boy is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, the second part of the Boyce trilogy. It is set in Sydney, particularly in Kings Cross.

It was first performed at the SWB Stables on 13 October 2005 by the Griffin Theatre Company with the following cast:

Luke: Toby Schmitz
Malcolm Boyce, his father: Danny Adcock
Ray: Anthony Phelan
Victor/Bain Cipolla: Bruce Spence
Esther: Susie Lindeman

The production:

Director: David Berthold
Designer: Nicholas Dare
Lighting designer: Matt Marshall

Sources

Some of the characters have similarities to well-known people in Sydney, such as the Moran family. Esther's plight resembles that of Juanita Nielsen in the 1970s. Ray has suggestions of businessman Abe Saffron and his partner Jim Anderson, who did die of bird flu. In his Introduction to the text, director David Berthold also compares Malcolm to property developer Frank Theeman (p. x) But such similarities are so numerous and diverse that the play is clearly no roman à clef.

References

Nowra, Louis, The Boyce trilogy, Sydney: Currency Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-86819-798-2
The Blurb website
State of the Arts review of the play

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+{{Short description|Play by Louis Nowra}}
-[[Image:SydneyAMPTower gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|The top of the [[Sydney Tower]], where the play's first scene is set]]
+{{italic title}}{{notability|date=December 2012}}
-[[Image:East0044.jpg|thumb|right|The main street of [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]], where most of the play is set]]
+[[File:SydneyAMPTower gobeirne.jpg|thumb|right|The top of the [[Sydney Tower]], where the play's first scene is set]]
-'''''The Marvellous Boy''''' is a [[play]] by [[Australia|Australian]] [[playwright]] [[Louis Nowra]], the second part of the [[Boyce trilogy]]. It is set in [[Sydney]], particularly in [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]].
+[[File:East0044.jpg|thumb|right|The main street of [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]], where most of the play is set]]
+'''''The Marvellous Boy''''' is a play by Australian playwright [[Louis Nowra]], the second part of the [[Boyce trilogy]]. It is set in [[Sydney]], particularly in [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]].
-It was first performed at the [[SWB Stables]] on 13 October [[2005]] by the [[Griffin Theatre Company]] with the following cast:
+It was first performed at the [[SWB Stables]] on 13 October 2005 by the [[Griffin Theatre Company]] with the following cast:
 *Luke: [[Toby Schmitz]]
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 The production:
 *Director: [[David Berthold]]
-*Designer [[Nicholas Dare]]
+*Designer: [[Nicholas Dare]]
-*Lighting designer: [[Matt Marshall]]
+*Lighting designer: Matt Marshall
 == Sources ==
-Some of the characters have similarities to well-know people in Sydney, such the Moran family. Esther's plight resembles that of [[Juanita Nielsen]] in the 1970s. Ray has suggestions of businessman Abe Saffron and his partner Jim Anderson, who did die of bird flu. In his Introduction to the text, director [[David Berthold]] also compares Malcolm to property developer Frank Theeman (p. x) But such similarities are so numerous and diverse that the play is clearly no [[roman à clef]].
+Some of the characters have similarities to well-known people in Sydney, such as the Moran family. Esther's plight resembles that of [[Juanita Nielsen]] in the 1970s. Ray has suggestions of businessman Abe Saffron and his partner Jim Anderson, who did die of bird flu. In his Introduction to the text, director [[David Berthold]] also compares Malcolm to property developer Frank Theeman (p. x) But such similarities are so numerous and diverse that the play is clearly no [[roman à clef]].
-== Reference ==
+==References==
+* Nowra, Louis, ''The Boyce trilogy'', Sydney: Currency Press, 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-86819-798-2}}
+* [http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue59/MarvellousBoy.htm The Blurb website]
+* [http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/reviews/?fid=3839 ''State of the Arts'' review of the play]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Marvellous Boy, The}}
-Nowra, Louis, ''The Boyce trilogy'', Sydney: Currency Press, 2007.
+[[Category:Plays by Louis Nowra]]
-ISBN: 9780868197982
+[[Category:2005 plays]]
-[[Category:Louis Nowra plays|Marvellous Boy, The]]
+[[Category:Plays set in Australia]]
-[[Category:2005 plays|Marvellous Boy, The]]
+[[Category:Sydney in fiction]]