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What makes a good life? What makes a good death? And how do we make the most of the time we have? Ahead of Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Dying: A Memoir, playwright Benjamin Law and ceremony creator Kimba Griffith join Marieke Hardy in conversation.
When acclaimed author Cory Taylor was diagnosed with a terminal illness, what followed was an astonishing creative surge that resulted in an intimate, wry and unsentimental memoir of what it means to face death head on. Now, that memoir has been adapted with great care by writer Benjamin Law (The Family Law), a family friend of Taylor’s, into a new play mounted by Melbourne Theatre Company.
In this session, Law joins funeral director Kimba Griffith and host Marieke Hardy to consider the rituals, language and taboos that shape western society’s dysfunctional relationship with death and consider how Taylor’s astonishing memoir offers us a powerful, poignant and lucid blueprint for approaching our own mortality.
Don’t miss this special, free-to-attend event exploring with compassion and curiosity some of on the biggest questions that any of us will we all face.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Theatre Company. This is a free event, but RSVPs are essential.
Registering for this event does not include entry to any performance of Dying: A Memoir. Tickets to Dying: A Memoir can be purchased separately here.
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Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Wednesday 29 October
6.00 - 6.50pm
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Tickets to this event are free, but bookings are essential.
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Auslan interpreting available by-request
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Registered Assistance Animals welcome
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Featuring
Kimba Griffith
Kimba’s skill set is broad, having worked across a myriad of creative and deeply human pursuits, but her calling lies in meeting grieving families just as they are, and offering a safe container for people to create ...
Benjamin Law
Benjamin Law is an Australian writer and broadcaster. He’s the author of The Family Law, Gaysia, the Quarterly Essay Moral Panic 101 and editor of Growing Up Queer in Australia. Benjamin is also a playwright and ...
Marieke Hardy
Marieke Hardy is a curator, screenwriter, artist, and producer. She has penned columns for The Age, The Drum, and Frankie magazine, and written for many television shows, including Laid, Barons, The Family Law, Heartbreak ...