Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and Qantas by arrangement with Poor Boy Enterprises Pty Ltd and Llegup Pty Ltd present
Poor Boy
It’s Jem Glass’ seventh birthday. The cake is made, the party is about to start. But something’s wrong. Jem 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 at a zebra crossing 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?
From the pen of playwright Matt Cameron, 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.
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
