Once Before I Go

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 explores the bonds of Irish queer lives across three decades in Dublin, London and Paris. This Student Edition includes commentary and notes by Fintan Walsh, Birkbeck, University of London, UK, which look at the play''s themes of sexuality, emigration, time and relationships, as well as its style as a realistic three-part drama that draws on queer performance aesthetics, such as drag, camp, music, idioms and queer culture references. It also considers the cultural context of the world of the play for the gay community compared to today''s world in which queer rights and representation have become the relative norm. The edition includes an original interview with the playwright.

Product details

• Authors: Philip McMahon, Phillip McMahon, McMahon Philip, McMahon Phillip
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 26.06.2025
• EAN: 9781350523760
• ISBN: 978-1-350-52376-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Student Editions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Dublin, DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, Gay & Lesbian studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards), Plays, Playscripts, Designed / suitable for A and AS Level (England and Wales), Designed / suitable for A & AS Level, c 2020 to c 2029, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, DRAMA / LGBTQ+, Designed / Suitable For UK Curricula & Examinations, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, For Irish Leaving Certificate curriculum, For Leaving Certificate (Irish)