The Homosexuals, or Faggots / 17 Feb – 12 Mar

Malthouse Theatre presents THE HOMOSEXUALS, OR FAGGOTS BY / Declan Greene DIRECTION / Lee Lewis On stage 17 February – 12 March 2017 Tickets at http://malthousetheatre.com.au/whats-on/the-homosexuals-or-faggots FAGGOT (NOUN): 1/ A BALL OR ROLL OF SEASONED CHOPPED LIVER, BAKED OR FRIED 2/ A BUNDLE OF STICKS BOUND TOGETHER AS FUEL 3/ PEJORATIVE TERM FOR A MALE HOMOSEXUAL Warren and Kim are happily married—or as happily ‘married’ as two rich, white gay men in Australia can be. Perusing a dinner menu at a pub one night, they are mortally offended by the dinner special: ‘Faggots—with mashed potato and gravy.’ Flash forward one month. The two men are preparing for a party in highly offensive costumes when they are surprised by an unexpected guest: a highly offend-able academic. To survive this night with their PC reputations intact, these homosexuals will have to negotiate a moral minefield (in heels). The result is a farce of epic proportions. As one-half of queer theatre outlaws Sisters Grimm, playwright Declan Greene (I Am A Miracle, Calpurnia Descending) has made his name toying with the subversive. With The Homosexuals, he takes the comedy of errors and lets it swerve across the road like a drunken driver, creating a howlingly funny hour of blistering satire that deals equally vicious blows to left and right wing hypocrisy. TICKET PRICES IN SEASON Standard / $69 Senior / $64 Concession / $49 Under 30s & Students / $35 PREVIEW Standard / $59 Senior / $54 Concession / $45 Under 30s & Students / $35 The Homosexuals, or Faggots is co-production with Griffin Theatre Company.