Milk single work   drama  
Date: 2024
Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 Milk
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'Milk tells the story of Mummy, a young mother whose unconditional love for her incarcerated son, Boy, has led her to staunchly defend his violent sexual crimes. Through monthly visits to Boy, Mummy meditates on redemption, motherhood and accountability. While her faith is tested, her love for him endures.'

Source: Production blurb.

Production Details

  • Presented in a two-play production with Nichol's Blood at fortyfivedownstairs theatre, Melbourne, 15 August - 1 September 2024.

    Co-Director: Benjamin Nichol.

    Performer and Co-Director (Milk), Dramaturg (Blood): Brigid Gallacher.

    Performer and Co-Director (Blood), Dramaturg (Milk): Charles Purcell.

    Sound Designer: Connor Ross.

    Additional Dramaturgy: Izabella Yena.

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First known date: 2024
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Blood Benjamin Nichol , 2024 single work drama

'Blood tells the story of Daddy, an experienced sex worker and professional Dom who has devoted his life to caring for, teaching, and protecting the queer community. After suffering a violent assault from a gang of teenage boys, Daddy develops an unfamiliar attraction to danger that begins to radically redefine his relationship to pleasure, attraction, strength, and masculinity.'

Source: Production blurb.
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Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Milk and Blood, Fortyfivedownstairs Kate Mulqueen , 2024 review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2024;
— Review of Blood Benjamin Nichol , 2024 single work drama ; Milk Benjamin Nichol , 2024 single work drama

'Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.'
Theatre Review : Milk and Blood, Fortyfivedownstairs Kate Mulqueen , 2024 review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2024;
— Review of Blood Benjamin Nichol , 2024 single work drama ; Milk Benjamin Nichol , 2024 single work drama

'Two separate monologues explore themes of violence.'
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (1)
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