Melbourne Theatre Company Opens THE JOY OF TEXT, 6/20-7/23
MTC opens The Joy of Text June 10 and continues through July 23.
Literary theory may seem harmless, but mix it with the impish personality of Danny, a precocious high school student, and the result is not deconstruction but sheer devastation. When a certain controversial book falls into his hands, it's time to create his own provocative meta-narrative. As his actions send the school into chaos, he learns that, although the author is dead and meaning lacks foundation, the real world has no time for irony.
Set against a backdrop of staffroom politics, The Joy of Text is a bitingly intelligent comedy on the nature of satire, the subjectivity of truth and the knife edge of student-teacher relations.
Commissioned and developed with the support of The Joan and Peter Clemenger Trust and The Cybec Foundation.
Running time is 2 hours, including a 20-minute interval. Click here to purchase tickets.
Photography by Earl Carter.
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