Once Before I Go

Once Before I Go

(Author) Phillip McMahon
Format: Paperback
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You can paint your placards 'til the cows come home, but until you have marched through this town in five inch heels and fishnets, you will never know what it is to truly be a faggot on the front line. Told against the backdrop of Dublin's burgeoning gay rights movement of the 1980s and 1990s and the contemporary LGBTQ+ community of today, Once Before I Go charts the close friendship of Lynn, Daithí, and the luminous Bernard, and sits on the exhilarating edge between comedy, tragedy and melodrama. Exploring the fragile yet resilient bonds of Irish queer lives across three decades in Dublin, London and Paris, the play steps between the early days of the AIDS crisis and today's LGBTQ+ community, living in an era of marriage equality, gender self-determination, and untransmittable HIV. At once political, joyous and heart-breaking, Once Before I Go honours the fabulous people we lost along the way, and celebrates those who fight on. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Dublin's Gate Theatre in October 2021.

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Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
ISBN:
9781350280069
Publish year:
2021
Publish date:
Sept. 24, 2021

Phillip McMahon

Phillip McMahon is a celebrated Irish playwright known for his provocative and socially conscious works. His most famous play, "Pilgrims," explores themes of identity, sexuality, and belonging with raw and unapologetic honesty. McMahon's unique blend of wit and emotional depth has made him a trailblazer in contemporary Irish theatre.

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