Girls & Boys

21 Oct — 26 Nov 2022

Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio

A devastatingly astute and timely new work from the Tony Award-winning British playwright Dennis Kelly (Matilda: The Musical), Girls & Boys is an undeniable tour de force that will stay with you long after the curtains close.

Approx. 1 hour and 50 minutes with no interval

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This is rated 4 out of 5 stars

‘A superb performance from Shiels.’

The Age
This is rated 5 out of 5 stars

‘Kelly’s writing shines.’

Theatre Matters
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‘A must-see play.’

Beat Magazine
This is rated 0 out of 5 stars

‘Nikki Shiels is extraordinary.’

Australian Arts Review

ABOUT THE SHOW

Girls & Boys is an extraordinary one-woman show which has stunned audiences in London and New York. Directed by Helpmann Award-winner Kate Champion (Never Did Me Any Harm), Nikki Shiels (Home, I'm Darling) brings Melbourne this powerful production that promises to have you in fits of laughter before hitting home with an impact that will leave you reeling.

A smart, witty woman. A funny, passionate man. They meet, fall in love, get married, start a family. So far, so unremarkable. Their life together accumulates its regular successes and disappointments, its many universal touchpoints, until it takes an unexpected turn all too shocking, and all too common.

A devastatingly astute and timely new work from the Tony Award-winning British playwright Dennis Kelly (Matilda: The Musical), Girls & Boys is an undeniable tour de force that will stay with you long after the curtains close. This is theatre at its most raw, and most affecting.

 

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

  • Audio Described

  • Tactile Tour

  • Open Captioning

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Audio Described
by Vision Australia
Saturday 12 November at 2pm
Tuesday 15 November at 6.30pm
Tactile Tour
by Vision Australia
Saturday 12 November, before the 2pm performance
Open Captioning
via screen
Saturday 19 November at 2pm
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Nikki Shiels

Performer

Artwork for Dennis Kelly

Dennis Kelly

Writer

Artwork for Kate Champion

Kate Champion

Director

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Marg Horwell

Original Set & Costume Designer

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Amelia Lever-Davidson

Lighting Designer

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Sidney Millar

Composer & Sound Designer

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Geraldine Cook-Dafner

Voice & Dialect Coach

Artwork for Romanie Harper

Romanie Harper

Set & Video Designer

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Sophie Woodward

Associate Costume Designer

Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips

Assistant Director

Emily Goddard

Emily Goddard

Standby Cover

Fairfax Studio

100 St Kilda Road

Melbourne , Victoria 3004