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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Son of Byblos
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'Adam has everything under control. As each day passes and he knows what to expect: Casual sex when he wants it, his traditional Lebanese parents wrapped around his finger and the only person he can be his true self with, his cousin Claire, right by his side. He has a grip on it all and is content.

'Until Claire announces her engagement to a man abroad in Lebanon. Claire, just like Adam, is gay.

'With their truce shaken, Adam begins to lose his grip, little by little. Sex isn’t getting him high any more and his parents start asking questions he hasn’t prepared answers to. His culture and sexuality clash and his truth becomes a beast the lies he’s used to telling won’t contain any longer.'

Source: Belvoir Street Theatre.

Production Details

  • Scheduled for production at 25A (Belvoir Street Theatre), 8-25 July 2020.

    Producers: Luke Holmes and Joy Minter.

    Lighting Designer: Sophie Pekbilimli.

    Stage Manager: Sophie Dixon.

    Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


    Rescheduled for production at 25A (Belvoir Street Theatre), 13-31 July 2021.

    Production postponed a second time, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


    Presented by Brave New World Theatre Company at 25A (Downstair Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre), 4-21 May 2022.

    Director: Anna Jahjah.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2020
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2022 .
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      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published November 2022
      ISBN: 9781922424709

Works about this Work

Son of Byblos Brings a Nuanced and Powerful Understanding of Lebanese Family Life to the Australian Stage Cherine Fahd , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 May 2022;

— Review of Son of Byblos James Elazzi , 2020 single work drama

'The downstairs theatre at Belvoir might be small but the energy conjured from Son of Byblos is mighty. Written by James Elazzi and directed by Anna Jahjah, this small budget project shows how vital independent storytelling is in Australia today.' (Publication summary)

Son of Byblos Brings a Nuanced and Powerful Understanding of Lebanese Family Life to the Australian Stage Cherine Fahd , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 May 2022;

— Review of Son of Byblos James Elazzi , 2020 single work drama

'The downstairs theatre at Belvoir might be small but the energy conjured from Son of Byblos is mighty. Written by James Elazzi and directed by Anna Jahjah, this small budget project shows how vital independent storytelling is in Australia today.' (Publication summary)

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