'Young Storm Boy lives a simple yet free life on the coastal wilds of the South Australian Coorong, combing the beaches with his reclusive father, Hideaway Tom.
'During a long summer, he makes two friends who will shepherd him from childhood into adulthood: the jester Fingerbone Bill, who teaches him about his country; and Mr Percival, an orphaned pelican who prepares Storm Boy for the wider world with a poignant lesson about love, loss and letting go.'
Source: Queensland Theatre Company.
Teachers' notes for 2019 production via Melbourne Theatre Company.
A Sydney Theatre Company and Barking Gecko Theatre Company production: Previews 9 - 11 August, 13 August 2013. Season 14 August - 8 September 2013.
2015 Season : 24 April - 17 May.
Director: John Sheedy.
Designer: Michael Scott-Mitchell.
Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper.
Sound Designer: Kingsley Reeve.
Puppet Director: Peter Wilson.
Assistant Director: Scarlet McGlynn.
Cast: Joshua Challenor, Shaka Cook, Trevor Jamieson, Peter O'Brien, Rory Potter, and Michael Smith.
A Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Company co-production, in association with Dead Puppet Society, 17 June - 20 July 2019 (The Sumner, Southbank Theatre) and 29 July - 17 August 2019 (Playhouse, QPAC).
Director: Sam Strong.
Associate Director/Puppet Designer: David Morton.
Designer: Anna Cordingley.
Lighting Designer: Matt Scott.
Composer & Sound Designer: Darrin Verhagen.
AV Designer: Justin Harrison.
Cast includes John Batchelor, Tony Briggs, and Emily Burton.
'Storm Boy is a slight story, not quite 9000 words, but author Colin Thiele has a rare capacity to conjure up the raucousness and profusion of nature, and to capture a child’s excitement and wonder. It’s a story you hear and see — and feel — while reading.'(Introduction)
'Although Melbourne Theatre Company’s Storm Boy is lushly produced, Colin Thiele’s story is showing its age – particularly in the face of a global climate emergency.'' (Article summary)
'Although Melbourne Theatre Company’s Storm Boy is lushly produced, Colin Thiele’s story is showing its age – particularly in the face of a global climate emergency.'' (Article summary)
