Danny Fisher

Title: Danny Fisher
Author: Ryan, Matthew
Price: $23.99

Danny Fisher was previously published as Brisbane.

The air is thick and wet and the sun burns your skin like it hates your guts Its 1942 and Im fourteen, which means I face two obstacles on a daily basis. One: Entire countries that want to kill me. And two: The Cricket Boys on Mulvany Street.

Danny Fisher is coming of age at a time when Brisbane faces the threat of extinction.

When his beloved brother Frank is killed in the bombing of Darwin, Dannys family is ripped apart. Ignored by grieving parents, the awkward Danny is left to fend for himself, and to try to fill the shoes left behind. Thrust headlong into the threat of war and the hope of love, Danny, like his city, is growing up fast.

Aided by his potty-mouthed best-friend Patty, Danny meets an American serviceman identical to Dannys lost brother. But when the American begins teaching him how to fly, Danny comes up with a dangerous plan to prove his own worth.


Ripe with understated larrikinism and emotional resonance, Danny Fisher is a celebration of a city and a childhood and a requiem for all that was lost.


'Ryan's script is rich, textured and very funny at times. This is a winner. And it's our story.' The Courier Mail

'[Danny Fisher] is a testament to just how vital and engaging even historical theatre can be A surprisingly riveting, insightful and accessible self-portrait of some of the citys most turbulent days.' The Creative Issue

'[Danny Fisher] triumphs Within the nooks and crannies of our history lurk the most absorbing of theatre tales.' Blue Curtain

Cast : 3F, 7M + extras, doubling possible

Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
Publication date: 15/08/2019
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781760622916
Publishing status: AU Dropshipping