Children’s play
Billionaire Boy
Twelve year old Joe has everything a boy could ever want, from a golden underwater Ferrari to his very own cinema. Joe and his Dad have more money than you could imagine, but what Joe really needs is a friend. When Joe arrives at his new school, life really gets tough. Facing the school bully, his Dad's new girlfriend and the world's worst school canteen, Joe is about to learn that money might buy you a lot in Raj's shop, but it can't buy you everything.
Director: Susanna Dowling
Playwright: Maryam Master
Adapted from a novel by: David Walliams
Set, Costume and Prop Design: Isabella Andronos
Cultural Consultation: Roanna Gonsalves
Lighting Design: Nicholas Higgins
Composition/Sound Design: Max Lambert and Roger Lock
Choreography: Nigel Turner-Carroll
Company Stage Manager: Belinda Gibson
Assistant Stage Manager: Meg Stephens
Stills Photography: Isabella Andronos and Heidrun Lohr
Joe: Nicholas Starte
Bob: Alfie Gledhill
Mr Spud/ Raj: Shameer Birges
Grubb/ Butler: Christopher Vernon
Sapphire/ Ms Spite/ Mrs Trafe: Adele Parkinson
CDP
29 March 2018, Concourse, Chatswood, Sydney
3 - 4 April 2018, Riverside Theatres, Paramatta, Sydney
6 April 2018, Q Theatre, Penrith, Sydney
14 - 29 April 2018, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
24 - 27 April 2019, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth
11 - 13 May 2019, QUT Gardens Theatre, Brisbane
28 May 2019, Mackay Entertainment Convention Centre, Mackay
30 - 31 May 2019, Ipswich Civic Theatre, Ipswich
3 - 4 June 2019, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
7 June 2019, Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Gladstone
10 - 11 June 2019, Cairns Performing Arts Centre, Cairns
18 June 2019, Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
23 May 2019, Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra
1 - 14 April 2019, Arts Centre Melbourne
25 - 26 March 2019, West Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, Warragul
29 March 2019, Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta
17 April 2019, Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading
18 April 2019, Bunjil Place, Narre Warren
7 - 9 March 2019, Riverside Theatres, Paramatta
12 - 14 March 2019, The Concourse, Chatswood
15 - 17 March 2019, Seymour Centre, Chippendale
20 - 21 March 2019, Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga
2 - 3 May 2019, Capitol Theatre Tamworth, Tamworth
6 - 7 May 2019, Orange Civic Theatre, Orange
8 - 9 May 2019, Dubbo Regional Theatre & Convention Centre, Dubbo
20 - 21 May 2019, Art House Wyong, Wyong
AWARDS
Nomination: APDG Award for Design for Live Performance, 2019.
“Similarly, the set design works well; it’s clever in how interchangeable it is for different scenes. It fits the story well and is just generally aesthetically pleasing. Similarly, the costumes are designed to reflect the design of the characters from the book, and they visually represent them well.” Gully Thompson, Witness, 2019.
