After breaking box office records during its recent season starring Nicholas Hoult at London's Trafalgar Studios, New Boy now comes to the NewSpace Theatre, 44 Long Street in Cape Town for a limited season from 20th October to 15th November 2009.
New Boy tells the story of Mark, a 17-year old adolescent who is anxious to finally get his sex life jump-started. When the very attractive "new boy" Barry begins classes at Mark's all boys school, the two become fast friends. This new relationship allows Mark the opportunity to experience his hormonal aspirations vicariously through Barry's exploits. Barry meanwhile, has no problem seducing members of the opposite sex. Be it the students of the neighbouring girls school, or members of the faculty, Barry's sexual ventures run fast and furious. Through it all, the two boys develop a very close bond that could ultimately change the course of their lives.
Russell Labey has been the resident director on Sunset Boulevard & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and has directed Whistle Down the Wind for which he won the TMA Award, at theatres throughout the UK such as Sadler's Wells and the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and in Edinburgh, Horsham and Kirkcaldy. Extracts from the production have been presented at the Royal Albert Hall and at St. James's Palace. He co-directed Drake with Jeremy James Taylor and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Once Upon a War on the Edinburgh International Festival and at the Opera House in Jersey. He also works on television, presenting the nightly news program, Spotlight for BBC Television. Upcoming projects include a stage adaptation of To Sir With Love, Wolfboy at Edinburgh & My Fair Lady at Cambridge. He will also direct & devise the annual Whatsonstage Awards.
New Boy previews from Tuesday, 20th October 2009 and runs till 15th November 2009. Performances are from Mondays to Fridays at 8pm with a matinee show at 5pm on Saturdays. Tickets range from R95 to R130 via Computicket. Mondays are 'buy one get one free' nights via 021 422 5522. There is a PG 16 rating on this show for nudity and language. www.newspacetheatre.co.za
