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Haurongo: Cross, Ian Robert

The God boy adapted

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A colour poster showing a boy in school uniform standing on a beach, arms outstretched.

Ian Cross’s novel proved one of the most enduringly popular New Zealand novels. This poster advertises the Court Theatre’s 1999 stage production, one of several dramatizations of the book.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

The Court Theatre

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ian Richards. 'Cross, Ian Robert', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/47691/the-god-boy-adapted (accessed 4 June 2026).