Overview
A queer dark comedy about power, privilege ... and debating
It is the biggest night of Melbourne’s high school academic calendar, the Grand Finale of the Year 12 Inter-school Debating Tournament. The all-boys team from the elite St Imperium College are ready to totally annihilate their sister school rivals until ...
Played in real-time as the St Imperium team prepare their case, Trophy Boys is a queer dark comedy about power, privilege and high school debating. Using a winning combination of satire and camp, Trophy Boys interrogates the well-documented toxic masculinity, misogyny and homophobia of our elite private boys’ schools, and their prevalence in the backgrounds of those holding the highest offices in the country.
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
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Trophy Boys 2023 Melbourne season 
Creatives
- Writer Emmanuelle Mattana
- Director Marni Mount
- Production Design Ben Andrews, Marni Mount, Emmanuelle Mattana
- Lighting Designer Katie Sfetkidis
- Sound Designer Ben Andrews
- Technical Manager Marcus Kelson
- Produced by Jo Dyer and Ben Andrews
- Photography by Ben Andrews
- Performed by Myfanwy Hocking, Leigh Lule, Gabby Seow and Fran Sweeney-Nash
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