Abstract
In the epilogue of Tommy Murphy's Holding the Mn (2005), a stage version of the 1995 memoir by Timothy Conigrave, reads a letter to his recently deceased love John Caleo. Tim and John's love story, and its tragic conclusion at the height of the AIDS crisis in Australia, has formed the narrative spine of the play, and the letter has been imported verbatim from the memoir...
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Theater in a Post-Truth World |
| Subtitle of host publication | Text, Politics, and Performance |
| Editors | William C. Boles |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 135-154 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781350215870, 9781350215863 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781350215856 |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Theater
- Australian theater