Following rave reviews and multiple sold-out seasons, the acclaimed queer black comedy Trophy Boys will tour nationally this year, including a return to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio for a limited season from 12 – 24 August 2025.
Set on the biggest night of the Melbourne academic calendar—the Grand Final of the Year 12 Interschool Debating Tournament—Trophy Boys follows an all-boys team from an elite private school as they’re tasked with arguing that “feminism has failed women.”
Performed by a female and non-binary cast in masculine drag, the play unfolds in real time during the debate’s one-hour prep window, blending riotous comedy with a biting critique of power and privilege.
Written by Emmanuelle Mattana (ABC’s Mustangs FC) and directed by Marni Mount (POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive), Trophy Boys debuted to sold-out crowds at La Mama Theatre in 2022, followed by successful seasons at fortyfivedownstairs (2023) and Arts Centre Melbourne (2024). Now, it’s headed Off-Broadway in a US production directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor, with Mattana in the cast.
On the return season, Mattana said:
“It is an honour to be returning to the beautiful Fairfax Studio at Arts Centre Melbourne. The Trophy Boys team can’t wait to perform for Melbourne’s warm and generous audiences once again. As bad faith commentary rages on both globally and closer to home about the themes at the heart of Trophy Boys – gender, misogyny and male violence – we’re proud to share theatre that is as provocative as it is funny, and a true testament to the power of bold, young, queer art.”
The Australian tour features Leigh Lule as David, Gaby Seow as Scott, Fran Sweeney-Nash as Jared, and newcomer Myfanwy Hocking as Owen.
Don’t miss this hilarious, thought-provoking hit—book now before it sells out again! For more information or to purchase tickets, visit artscentremelbourne.com.au
