The Marvellous Boy

The Marvellous Boy is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, the second part of the Boyce trilogy. It is set in Sydney, particularly in Kings Cross.
It was first performed at the SWB Stables on 13 October 2005 by the Griffin Theatre Company with the following cast:

Luke: Toby Schmitz
Malcolm Boyce, his father: Danny Adcock
Ray: Anthony Phelan
Victor/Bain Cipolla: Bruce Spence
Esther: Susie Lindeman

The production:

Director: David Berthold
Designer: Nicholas Dare
Lighting designer: Matt Marshall

Critical reception

Stephen Dunne, writing for The Sydney Morning Herald had reservations about the play: "Perhaps it's a middle section of the trilogy problem, but this play feels very thin. There are some cliched ideas, the characters don't really go anywhere, and the conclusion will surprise few."