Midsumma plays with marriage equality

Same-sex marriage may not yet be on the law books in Australia, but the topic is definitely being explored on stage.
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Standing on Ceremony – The Gay Marriage Plays is a theatrical anthology of nine short plays exploring the topic of marriage equality, penned by a diverse collection of writers, including Paul Rudnick (Jeffrey), Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) and Moisés Kaufman (The Laramie Project). Though generally genial, often comedic and charming, this dramatic omnibus is not without its darker moments, as evidenced by Kaufman’s London Mosquitoes, in which a widower, Joe, eulogises Paul, his partner of 46 years, at his lover’s funeral.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts