Once Before I Go

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.

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