Play Briefing
Mon 6 Mar 2023, 6:00 PM
Queensland Theatre
Drizzle Boy
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Bille Brown Theatre
11 - 31 Mar 2023
$68 - $97
1 hour 30 minutes
(no interval, subject to change without notice)
STRAP YOURSELF IN FOR A ROCKET RIDE.
Drizzle Boy is autistic. Drizzle Boy is poked, prodded and diagnosed by a world that wants to change him and a family who don’t understand him. Then he meets Juliet – his very own star-crossed love. Could she be a safe space for a man who just wants a calm centre to his universe?
Join Drizzle Boy as he takes back his story from a world of misunderstandings with irreverence and audacity. It’s a biting satire blending magical realism with a Kafkaesque journey of self-discovery. If you are neurotypical then you’re about to take a theatrical cold shower in the world of neurodiversity.
Drizzle Boy is the winner of the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2022-23. If you like your theatre fresh, free-wheeling and unexpected, jump on board as director Daniel Evans (The Almighty Sometimes) takes us on an all-terrain ride.
Creatives
Ryan Enniss
Writer
Daniel Evans
Director
Christina Smith
Set and Costume Designer
Matt Scott
Lighting Designer
Guy Webster
Composer/ Sound Designer
Nevin Howell
Video Designer
Kat O'Halloran
Stage Manager
Nicole Neil
Assistant Stage Manager
Cast
Daniel R Nixon
Drizzle Boy
Naomi Price
Mother/ Juliet/ Valentina Tereshkova/ Dustin Hoffman/ Google/ Doctor
Kevin Spink
Father/ Hans Asperger/ Baphomet/ Google/ Doctor
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Night with the Artists
Mon 20 Mar 2023, 6:30 PM
If you want to know about the audition process for an actor, how a character was developed, or why that piece of music was chosen, consider booking the Night with the Artists performances on selected evenings. Following the show, the cast and creatives discuss the process with you.
Important Information
Sensory Access
Audio and visual warnings have been built into this production to provide audiences with sensory sensitivities time to adjust and prepare before extreme lighting and sound cues are activated. If you have audio or visual sensitivities or are concerned about the play's content, please look through the Scene Breakdown Spoiler Sheet (please note some changes may be made to the technical structure during previews). Additionally, a break-out space will be available at the Diane Cilento Studio for those seeking a low sensory environment separate from the foyer and theatre.
Production Warnings
This production contains references and frank discussion about autism, high-level coarse and ableist language including the "R" word in a personal historical context, aural depictions of bullying, depictions of medical mistreatment, references to suicide and occasional (and forewarned) loud noises and moments of visual intensity to reflect parts of the autistic experience.
Technical Warnings
This production contains smoke, haze, strobe, dead black outs, dynamic sound and the use of electronic cigarettes. Some audience members may have lights shone in their eyes.
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