"Be prepared to be rocked to the core” New York Daily News
“The triumph” (The Sydney Morning Herald) of the 2023 Sydney Festival and 2022 Adelaide Festival returns to the Sydney stage.
She meets him in an airport queue and sparks fly. Their passionate love affair takes them to marriage, mortgage and children – an ordinary family life. Her natural working-class wit works to her advantage and unexpectedly, she starts rising above her allotted rung on the British social ladder. But as the power dynamic between them shifts, imperceptible cracks become yawning gulfs. When the home they built begins to fall, nothing prepares her for what happens next.
A ticking time bomb, Girls & Boys is an engrossing, one-woman play from Dennis Kelly (Osama the Hero, Matilda: The Musical) that shifts gears from romantic comedy to shock in a matter of seconds.
The incredible Justine Clarke, whose versatility has shone on stage (Julia) and on screen (Love My Way, Tangle, Look Both Ways), delivers this edge-of-your-seat monologue that will leave you breathless.
“Girls & Boys is a clever play intelligently built on quiet passion and no hiding places. Justine Clarke… is brilliant.” (Stage Noise)
Event Details:
Dates:
Previews 17 Sep – 18 Sep 2026
Season 21 Sep – 01 Nov 2026Night with the Artists
Mon 28 Sep, post-showAuslan Interpreted Performances
Thu 29 Oct, 7:30pmPerformance start times
Preview performances – 7:30pm
In-season evening performances – Mon & Tues 6:30pm; Wed – Sat 7:30pm
Matinee performances – Wed 1:00pm; Saturday 1:30pm; Sunday 2:00pmDuration: 1 hr 50 mins, no interval.
Suitable for: 15 years+
Location: Wharf 1 Theatre
Warnings: Strong language, mature themes including family violence, descriptions of graphic violence.