{"id":7870,"date":"2024-07-01T22:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2024-07-01T22:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:03:59","slug":"trophy-boys-aussie-theatre-art-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/trophy-boys-aussie-theatre-art-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Trophy Boys: A Satirical Comedy on Privilege and Toxic Masculinity at The Art House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Power, privilege, and high school debating? Trophy Boys<\/em> is coming to The Art House. Powerful and compelling, this is a must-see bit of Aussie theatre for teens and young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A satirical comedy about misogyny, gendered socialisation and toxic masculinity, Trophy Boys<\/em> is on the up. Revived for a national tour following sold out seasons and rave reviews in 2023, The Art House is just one of two NSW venues to secure the work, which is being lauded as a culturally important piece of theatre that every young person should see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rambunctious, hilarious, and shocking, the play follows an elite boys\u2019 school debate team in crisis. Tasked with arguing the affirmative that \u2018feminism has failed women,\u2019<\/em> these Trophy Boys, played by an all-female and non-binary cast in drag, know they\u2019ll need to tread carefully to avoid getting cancelled. Using socially acceptable criticism of feminist rhetoric, the boys think they\u2019ve cracked it, until a member of the team is anonymously accused of sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring the well-documented links between privilege and entitlement with classism, sexism, and homophobia, Trophy Boys<\/em> thrusts audiences into the lives and times of young men with the world at their feet and outlines why they think they\u2019re allowed to step on people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From camaraderie to coercion, Trophy Boys<\/em> is a unique spoof take on schoolboys behaving badly that continues to find relevance in the actions of the schoolboys of today. In the aftermath of the recent Yarra Valley Grammar incident, it\u2019s an irony not lost on audiences and one that propels the work to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you lived your school days in a haze of Lynx Africa, if you\u2019ve got highschoolers of your own, or if you just like to argue, don\u2019t miss this important conversation starter before it heads elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sold out across Sydney, The Art House is the only place in NSW where audiences can still see this spunky piece of Aussie theatre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Trophy Boys<\/em> at The Art House on August 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Theatre lovers should rush to see Trophy Boys. The hilarious and devastating debut play from Emmanuelle Mattana is a revelation. Catch it while you can.” \u202f<\/em>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/em> – The Age<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Independent theatre at its best.” – Australian Book Review<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“An absolute tour de force of satirical genius, Trophy Boys is an hour of indie theatre you\u2019d be mad to miss.” – Theatre Travels<\/em>The Art House presents<\/strong>
Trophy Boys<\/strong>
Friday 2 August \u2013 11AM* & 7PM<\/strong>
Duration: <\/strong>70 minutes, no interval 
Warnings: <\/strong>Contains coarse language and mature themes 
Recommended for ages 13+ 
Tickets: <\/strong>Adult: $35.00 | Encore Member: $25.00 | Concession: $30.00 | Under 30: $25.00 
*The 11am session is a school groups performance and has limited availability to the general public*<\/em>
Studio Show: <\/strong>The Art House Studio is a general admission unassigned seating venue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Power, privilege, and high school debating? Trophy Boys is coming to The Art House. Powerful and compelling, this is a must-see bit of Aussie theatre for teens and young people.…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,41],"tags":[],"series":[115],"class_list":["post-7870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news-events","series-coffee-with-a-coastie"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/TrophyBoys_HERO-002.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastover55\/feed\/podcast\/coffee-with-a-coastie","embedCode":"

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