Philip McMahon

Once Before I Go

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Student Edition of this 2021 play, exploring its themes of sexuality, emigration and time, as well as its use of drag and other queer performance aesthetics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 128mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 122g
• ISBN-13: 9781350523760
• ISBN-10: 1350523763
• Artikelnr.: 72802495

Autorenporträt

Philip McMahon

Inhaltsangabe

Chronology
Contexts - cultural context (queer rights and representation; same-sex
marriage legislation in Ireland, 2015; decriminalisation of homosexuality,
1993; availability of HIV treatment and prevention mediation; history of
oppression; migration; AIDs epidemic)
Theatrical context (Irish theatre's long history of dramatic realism;
contemporary queer performance and aesthetics)
Plot
Themes (sexuality; emigration; time; relationships)
Dramatic devices (setting and time; genre and form; characterisation;
language)
Production history (Gate Theatre, Dublin, 2021)
Critical reception (academic debate)
Interview with Philip McMahon
ONCE BEFORE I GO
Notes