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25 Oct – 29 Nov

Dying: A Memoir

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  • Entertainment

When the acclaimed author Cory Taylor was diagnosed with a terminal illness, what followed was an astonishing creative surge that resulted in a memoir Barack Obama named as one of his favourite books of 2017.

Taylor’s wry insights into the rituals, language and taboos surrounding mortality can be witty, provocative or eye-opening – sometimes in the same breath. With honesty and unsentimental clarity she confronts the swamp of anxiety and despair that traditionally surrounds death and opens the door to the bright clear-eyed vision it ultimately grants us. Learning to face death is, in the end, learning to live fully.

Equally moving and hilarious, Taylor’s last work has been adapted with great care by writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law (Torch the Place), a family friend of Taylor’s, who brings a loving ear to this most intimate tale.

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Sat 25 Oct
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Mon 27 Oct
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Tue 28 Oct
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 29 Oct
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Sat 29 Nov
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Location

Fairfax Studio
Arts Centre Melbourne
100 St Kilda Rd
Southbank 3004

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  • telephone number: 03 8688 0800
  • email address: info@mtc.com.au
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