Poor Boy

From the pen of playwright Matt Cameron, Poor Boy is inspired by an original idea and songs from the legendary Tim Finn.

It's Jem Glass' seventh birthday. The cake is made, the party is about to start. But something's wrong. Jem has been fainting, he thinks there is a man in his radio and he is about to shock the rest of the family with a startling announcement.

A black cloud hangs over the Prior family home. Danny, the eldest son, was killed by a car seven years ago and the burden of grief borne by his widow and his mother has failed to diminish over time. All they have left are memories and regrets.

That is until Jem arrives at their house, claiming that he is Danny reborn.

As the lives of these two fractured families are flung together, the gripping mystery begins to unravel.

Poor Boy asks big questions about humanity and our place in the universe. What is a soul and if we have one, who owns it? What do we believe in? What is faith and how do we know when it is misplaced?

Poor Boy is inspired by, and infused with, new and existing songs from the legendary Tim Finn, including I Hope I Never, Ghost Girl and Persuasion.


"If you're a fan of Finn's songs, it's a must-see, as songs past and present are woven through the drama." The Age

"Seductive... theatrical... for breathtaking visual sumptuousness, it's hard to trump." The Australian


Director Simon Phillips
Musical Director Ian McDonald
Set Designer Iain Aitken
Costume Designer Adrienne Chisholm
Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper
Assistant Director Naomi Edwards
Associate Musical Director Mathew Frank
Associate Lighting Designer Chris Twyman
Dramaturg Aidan Fennessy

With Nicholas Bakopoulos-Cooke, Linda Cropper, Matt Dyktynski, Sara Gleeson, Matthew Newton, Sarah Peirse, Jed Rosenberg, Greg Stone, Abi Tucker

2 hours 10 mins + interval

SONG LIST
Poor Boy, Into the Water, Ghost Girl, In A Minor Key, Not Even Close, Underwater Mountain, Unsinkable, Out of this World, Walking Through the Ruins, Astounding Moon, Persuasion, I Hope I Never

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