Long before Hollywood, this sizzling legal drama from the masterful Aaron Sorkin dominated Broadway, and now court is in session in the Playhouse for QPAC’s 40th Birthday celebrations. One misfit US Marine is dead, two others stand accused of killing him, and the whole corps is on trial as a team of young military lawyers uncover a sinister conspiracy in this gripping judicial thriller.
Inspired by actual events at Guantanamo Bay in 1986, this “brilliant, intelligent, cutting, shivering and even nasty script” (The Independent) sparkles with the signature quickfire repartee of Sorkin’s screen hits The West Wing, The Newsroom and The Social Network.
Turning a spotlight on the toxic internal culture of the United States military, A Few Good Men interrogates the idea that instilling unquestioning loyalty in a soldier has dark and terrible consequences, and that patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Helmed by three-time Matilda Award-winning director Daniel Evans, a cast of rising stars go head-to-head with a swathe of stage legends in this courtroom tour-de-force.
We’re thrilled to share that two incredible Australian actors will lead the production: rising star George Pullar (Home & Away, A Place to Call Home, Playing for Keeps) alongside acclaimed theatre veteran Hayden Spencer (Mystery Road, Deadloch).
Directed by three-time Matilda Award-winner Daniel Evans, this stage revival brings Aaron Sorkin’s sharp dialogue and gripping legal drama to life in what promises to be one of the cultural highlights of the year.
Can you handle the truth?
A Few Good Men plays at QPAC’s Playhouse from 22 November – 7 December.
Book at: https://queenslandtheatre.com.au/plays/a-few-good-men
