The Lisbon Traviata. The Lisbon Traviata is a 1989 play by Terrence McNally .
It focuses on two of the playwright 's favorite subjects, gay relationships and Maria Callas , and includes one of his most memorable characters, flamboyantly bitchy and viciously wicked opera queen Mendy. Stephen, a depressed literary editor and opera fanatic, is on the verge of losing his doctor lover to a considerably younger Columbia University student. In Act I, he takes temporary refuge at the apartment of fellow opera aficionado Mendy to dish about divas , listen to records, and avoid thinking about his rapidly unravelling eight-year relationship.
In Act II, he returns home to confront his unfaithful partner. The play derives its title from an actual 1958 Callas production of La Traviata at Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in the Portuguese capital. Proud (John Stanley play) A scene from the play.
Proud is a comedy drama by John Stanley that explores issues surrounding gay pride and identity. Bright Room. Love! Valour! Compassion! Love!
Valour! Compassion! Les Feluettes, ou la répétition d’un drame romantique (Avignon OFF) - RUEDUTHEATRE. Les Feluettes. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.
Les Feluettes (titre original Lilies) est un film canadien de John Greyson produit en 1996, adaptation à l’écran de la pièce homonyme de Michel Marc Bouchard. Synopsis[modifier | modifier le code] L’évêque Bilodeau est appelé en prison pour confesser un détenu. Avec l’aide de codétenus et du personnel carcéral, Simon a monté, pour ce dernier, un événement théâtral qui relate sa propre histoire et son lien avec celle de l’évêque. Alternent dans le récit une succession magistrale de tableaux conjuguant épisodes du passé et scènes de l’événement théâtral en prison.
Fiche technique[modifier | modifier le code] Théâtre : bonjour ivresse, le succès de l'année! Théâtre Nouvelle Génération - Spectacles - Oh boy ! Blowing Whistles. Blowing Whistles is a two-act theatrical play written by Matthew Todd , the current editor of the UK's best selling gay magazine Attitude .
It centers around gay culture and the difficulties it presents gay men. It had a first run in June 2005 at the Warehouse Theatre , Croydon , where it was directed by Phil Willmott . Following this it was performed at Sound Theatre off Leicester Square , London in 2006, and has since seen productions in Sydney , Melbourne , Adelaide , Fire Island ( New York ), Boston , Palm Springs , Fort Lauderdale , San Francisco , Toronto and Vancouver . It returned to London transferring to the Leicester Square Theatre in 2008 in a production by Jonathan Altaras, directed by Pete Nettell who directed the Sydney production.
It received overwhelmingly positive notices from such diverse publications as the gay press through to the right wing Spectator. Currently in discussion for 2010 is an Australian and UK tour with a possible return to Sydney and London. . ^ In Gabriel's Kitchen. In Gabriel's Kitchen is the debut play of Salvatore Antonio, centering on an Italian-Canadian family's reaction to their son's homosexuality.
For Gabriel, the youngest son, falling in love leads to decisions which cannot be reversed. For Gabriel's family, the subsequent loss of their favorite child means a silence of denial and the slow crumbling of a family built on Old World morals. The play was first produced at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre from 7–26 March 2006. Beautiful Thing (film) Beautiful Thing is a 1996 British film directed by Hettie MacDonald and released by Channel 4 Films . [ 2 ] The screenplay was written by Jonathan Harvey based on his own original play of the same name .
Initially, the film was only intended for television broadcast but it was so well-received that it was released in cinemas. The atmosphere of the film is heavily influenced by a soundtrack consisting almost entirely of the work of Mama Cass Elliot . Plot [ edit ] The story is set and filmed on Thamesmead , a working class area of South East London dominated by post-war council estates. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Jamie ( Glen Berry ), a teen who is infatuated with his classmate, Ste, has to deal with his single mother Sandra ( Linda Henry ), who is pre-occupied with ambitious plans to run her own pub and with an ever-changing string of lovers, the latest of whom is Tony ( Ben Daniels ), a neo- hippie . The next morning, Ste panics and leaves before Jamie awakens, avoiding him for days. Cast [ edit ] Corpus Christi (play)
Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles.
Written in 1997 and first staged in New York in 1998, it depicts Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. It utilizes modern devices like television with anachronisms like Roman occupation. Next Fall. Next Fall is a play written by Geoffrey Nauffts .
The play is about two gay men in a committed relationship with a twist, with one, Luke, being devoutly religious and the other, Adam, an atheist . The play revolves around their five-year relationship and how they make it work despite their differences. However, when an accident changes everything, Adam must turn to Luke's family for support and answers.
This play opened off-Broadway in 2009 before transferring to the Helen Hayes Theater in February, 2010. [ 1 ] Production history [ edit ] Next Fall , produced by Naked Angels , began performances Off-Broadway at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on May 26, 2009 and opened to positive reviews June 3, 2009. The off-Broadway production transferred to the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway . The Normal Heart. The Normal Heart is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer .
It focuses on the rise of the HIV - AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay Jewish-American founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. Ned prefers loud public confrontations to the calmer, more private strategies favored by his associates, friends, and closeted lover Felix Turner, none of whom is prepared to throw himself into the media spotlight. Their differences of opinion lead to frequent arguments that threaten to undermine their mutual goal. The Destiny of Me. The Destiny of Me is a play by Larry Kramer . It focuses on Ned Weeks, a character introduced in The Normal Heart , as he checks into the National Institutes of Health to undergo an experimental treatment for AIDS .
Another Country (play) Another Country is a play written by the English playwright Julian Mitchell . It premiered on 5 November 1981 at the Greenwich Theatre in southeast London and transferred to the West End in March 1982. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead. P.S. Your Cat Is Dead is a novel by James Kirkwood, Jr. , original published in 1972, adapted from his play . The book and play were later adapted to film . Synopsis [ edit ] Abandoned by his girlfriend on New Year's Eve , and still unaware that his beloved cat Tennessee (named after the playwright Tennessee Williams ) has died in an animal clinic, hopeless New York actor Jimmy Zoole is feeling depressed and unstable when he happens across a cat burglar, Vito, in his apartment.
Furious, he beats the stranger unconscious and ties him to his kitchen sink. What's Wrong With Angry? What's Wrong With Angry? Poster for the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe production directed by Patrick Wilde ' What's Wrong With Angry? ' is a stage play written in 1992 by Patrick Wilde about a gay love story between two British schoolboys. The play was the basis for the 1998 Paramount Classics feature film Get Real . Lonely Planet (play) Lonely Planet is a two character play written by Steven Dietz . The play tells the story of Jody and Carl, two gay men who live in an unnamed American city. The play was written during the midst of the AIDS epidemic, which is the central focus of the story, though ultimately the play sends the message that one should pay attention to the world around them and realize its problems rather than shun it.
The play heavily references the Eugène Ionesco comedy The Chairs . [ 1 ] Plot [ edit ] Jody, a gay man in his 40s, owns a small map store on the oldest street in an American city, and is seemingly worldly and knowledgeable. It becomes apparent that Jody hasn't left his store for months on end, rarely going outside and rather having things brought to him. My Night with Reg. My Night with Reg is a play by British playwright Kevin Elyot which was produced in 1994 by the Royal Court Theatre , London, directed by Roger Michell . The production later transferred to the West End Entirely set among London's gay community in the mid-1980s against the background of the mounting AIDS crisis, My Night with Reg follows the ups and downs of a circle of gay friends over a period of several years.
La Ville dont le prince est un enfant. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. La Ville dont le prince est un enfant est une pièce de théâtre en trois actes d' Henry de Montherlant , publiée pour la première fois en 1951 . Genèse de la pièce [ modifier ] La Ville dont le prince est un enfant (dont le titre est inspiré d'un verset de l' Ecclésiaste [ 1 ] : « Malheur au pays dont le roi est un enfant et dont les princes ont mangé dès le matin») est l'une des premières œuvres de Montherlant, ébauchée dès 1912 sous le titre de Serge Sandrier [ 2 ] , puis reprise et transformée pendant presque 40 ans avant d'être publiée en 1951 (version définitive : 1967).
Angels in America.