It’s the biggest night of the Academic calendar, the Grand Finale of the Year 12 Interschool Debating Tournament, the all-boys team from St Imperium College are ready to ‘totally annihilate’ their sister school until …
Performed by a female and non-binary cast, the show unfolds in real time as the boys are locked in a classroom for their one-hour prep, forced to argue that ‘feminism has failed women’.
Aspiring future PM and brainiac scholarship kid Owen, joins softboy-jock, Jared, dopey lawyer’s son, Scott, and nerdy enigma, David, to come up with a case that will win them the debate – and save them from getting cancelled.
What begins as a humorous satire on insecure adolescent masculinity quickly shifts into a powerful interrogation of toxic masculinity, misogyny, and homophobia.
Trophy Boys is a timely black comedy about power, privilege, and high school debating. Perfect for teachers and students examining how we navigate and negotiate the impacts of today’s culture on young people.