DayBoy
20 Princes St, Dunedin, Otago
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A fresh, explosive, kiwi drama centred around boyhood, brotherhood, toxic masculinity and rugby.
Hami is a boy without a home and spends his evening at the boarder’s hostel of his single-sex, private boys’ school. While the school has its own pecking order and systemized routines; the hostel has a completely different set of rules, where Hami is king. However, when a 'dayboy' who prevented Hami from having a chance of a real family arrives on the scene, the whole school is set to be turned on its head.
From emerging playwright, Harrison Kennedy comes this explosive drama of young men grappling with boyhood, brotherhood, and the fragility of masculinity.
DayBoy received rave reviews after its initial two-night season as part of the University of Otago’s Lunchtime Theatre series in 2019.
"Dayboy skirts around the many layers of this subject, touching gently on themes of nature vs nurture, rugby culture, vulnerability, bravado, sexuality, violence, and the uncertainty of youth. [It is] often almost overwhelming in its velocity, but tempered by moments of stillness and understanding. With each character holding a narrative thread, they shift up and down gear ferociously, holding their own space wilfully and competitively." - Theatreview
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