2025
2025 Subscription Season
Made in Tasmania
Musical Theatre

Finding the Boy Beyond the Rainbow

Rod Anderson
2 - 3 May 2025 (2 performances)
Fri 2 May 2025 7:30 pm
Sat 3 May 2025 7:30 pm
Studio Theatre


Much-loved Tasmanian artist Rod Anderson returns to the stage with his new one-man cabaret, Finding the Boy Beyond the Rainbow.

In this personal memoir, Anderson reflects on growing up in the 50s and 60s, navigating a challenging society with the escapism and inspiration of musicals.

Filled with era-defining songs, the show is part nostalgia, part camp and a heartfelt exploration of self and identity. With a candid take on sexuality and the Baby Boomer experience, it’s both a poignant tribute and a celebration of a theatre performer’s journey.

 

Compelling, emotionally raw, vulnerable and engrossing.

Brian Ritchie

 


Writer and performer | Rod Anderson 
Musical Director | Amanda Hodder
Dramaturg | Ben Winspear
Director | John O’Hara
Assistant Director | Annette Downs


This new Tasmanian work was developed through the Theatre Royal’s 2023 RAWspace program.


Limited 30 Under 30 / Industry Allies / Student Members $30
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Make Your Theatre Night Extra Special

Wine and Cheese

Purchase a Wine and Cheese Package and arrive early to enjoy exclusive access to your very own VIP area*. Available 90 minutes before the show, these private spaces are perfect for relaxing, catching up with friends, and soaking up the pre-show atmosphere — all while enjoying a delicious selection of David Johnstone & Associates wines and Hill Street cheese. Please note, wine and cheese packs are designed for two.

Choose from the below:

David Johnstone and Associates wines

Richmond Park Estate, Coal River Valley, TAS 

  • Richmond Pinot Gris  
  • Richmond Rose  
  • Richmond Pinot Noir 

 Hill Street cheese packs include: 

  • Island Brie  
    This is the mother of all soft cheeses, with a creamy, voluptuous flavour and edible, velvety white rind. 
  • Manchego  
    A semi-hard cheese made from sheep’s milk in the La Mancha region of Spain. It’s known for its distinctive herringbone rind, nutty flavour, and buttery texture. 
  • Little Blue Lake Tasmanian Blue  
    A smooth creamy blue cheese designed to appeal to all palates. Aged for several months to enable a good depth of veining and flavour to develop. 

Quince Paste 

Please note, cheese selection may change depending on availability. 

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 *Extra offerings do not attract a Subscriber or Member discount. 

Tickets
Premium Full $55   | Concession $50
A Reserve Full $50   | Concession $45
B Reserve Full $45   | Concession $40

*all bookings will incur a $5 transaction fee

Duration

80 mins (no interval)

Patron Advice
  • Recommended for ages 15+

For wheelchair and accessible seating enquiries, please contact our box office on (03) 6146 3300 or boxoffice@theatreroyal.com.au