Boy Overboard
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| Author | Patricia Cornelius (adapted from the novel by Morris Gleitzman) |
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| Illustrator | |
| Cover artist | Kate Florance |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Play |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | |
| ISBN | 978-0-86819-807-1 Search this book on  . |
Boy Overboard is a play by Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius. It was adapted from the novel of the same name, by Morris Gleitzman.
Plot[edit]
Depicts a deeply human side of the 'asylum seekers' issue by following the journey of Jamal and Bibi from Afghanistan to Australia. Based on real life events, this is a moving play about young people overcoming the confusion of war, politics and the search for a safe haven.
First Production[edit]
Boy Overboard was produced by Australian Theatre for Young People (atyp) at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, on 19 July 2005,[1] with the following cast:
Rashida: Sarah Armanious
Driver: Sorie Bangura
Mohammed: Julian Dibley-Hall
Bibi: Emily Edmonds
Fatima: Aimee Falzon
Jamal: Ashwin Gore
Aziz / Ensemble: Andrew Gray
Gavin / Mussa / Ensemble: Paul He
Yusuf: Johnny Lieu
Ensemble: Bella Partridge
Ensemble: Grace Partridge
Omar: James Pike
Zoltan / Ensemble: Lloyd Ruz
Andrew: Leigh Scully
Ensemble: Alice Workman
Directors, Timothy Jones and Becky Chapman
Assistant Director, Laura Scrivano
Set and Costume Designer, Genevieve Dugard
Lighting Designer, Luiz Pampolha
Sound Designer, Composer, Max Lambert
References[edit]
- ↑ Alexa Moses, "Child's play and yet tough stuff to tackle", The Sydney Morning Herald, July 19, 2005.
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