SOLDIER BOY

Name: SOLDIER BOY
Start: 2025-06-19T16:59:00
End: 2025-07-05T16:59:00
Location: Theatre Works

Theatre Works

Run Dates

2025.06.19 ~ 2025.07.05

Theatre Works

About the show

At just 14 years old, Private James Martin enlisted to fight for his country, not knowing he would never return home. SOLDIER BOY follows his journey from Melbourne to the battlefields of Gallipoli. This bold new production depicts the final hours of James Martin as he grapples with his choice to serve, the loved ones he left behind, and his legacy. A constantly evolving landscape of memory and reality illuminates the stark contrasts between the innocence of youth and the brutal realities of combat. This visually and emotionally charged retelling of SOLDIER BOY honours Jim’s story while offering a fresh, contemporary perspective on the ANZAC legacy—bridging history and the present in a new theatre of war.

Details

WRITTEN AND ADAPTED BY Anthony Hill DIRECTOR Beng Oh SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER Jack Burmeister LIGHTING DESIGNER Sidney Younger SET DESIGNER Viv Hargreaves COSTUME COORDINATOR Adrienne Chisholm STAGE MANAGER / OPERATOR / PROPS Ella Thompson ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Kade Lightfoot ASSOCIATE SECONDMENT (DIRECTING) Jessica Fallico ASSOCIATE SECONDMENT (MARKETING & PRODUCING) Arianna Marchiori CAST Philip Hayden Laura Iris Hill Emily Joy Marc Opitz Ashlynn Parigi Oliver Tapp Charlie Veitch Mark Yeates

Where it's been performed

Theatre Works

Melbourne

Australia

Melbourne

Australia

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