Melbourne Theatre Company Opens THE JOY OF TEXT, 6/20-7/23
By: Meghan Schuler Jun. 20, 2011
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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