Love, Lies, Bleeding by Don De Lillo
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The play concerns an artist named Alex Macklin in the last years of his life, and the effect his condition has on his son, Sean, and his second and fourth wives, Toinette and Lia, respectively. After a major second stroke, Alex is left in a persistent vegetative state and the other characters convene to reach a consensus about his fate. Sean pleads for mercy killing, arguing that his father is no longer alive except in a narrow technical sense. Toinette is sympathetic to this idea but later in the play evinces doubt and uncertainty about the metaphysical nature of their undertaking. Lia is initially opposed to the idea, arguing for a natural death without intervention, though later she agrees to Sean's plan to sedate and ultimately end Alex's life with the aid of morphine.Parking around the streets of Ad Astra can be tricky at times, please go to the website to plan ahead for your night out with us. Quite often our doors close right on time with no late entry.
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Thursday 31 October 2024 - Saturday 23 November 2024 (UTC+10)Location
Ad Astra Theatre
57 Misterton Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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