![]() ![]() And a lot has changed locally in the five years since Darlinghurst Theatre Company first staged the play not only has the company moved from its former home on Greenknowe Avenue (now the Hayes Theatre ) to the gorgeous Eternity Playhouse, but long-term, committed same-sex relationships are now given the same legal recognition as heterosexual partnerships. He was a character written with the complexities usually not given to queer characters in 1978 and one whose aspirations – for children and a long-lasting love – were pretty unusual at that point.Ī lot has changed across the world in the 40 years since Torch Song was born – although the fear and backlash triggered by HIV/AIDS in the years following was a significant hurdle. It’s been four decades since the first part of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy (called International Stud ) premiered Off-Off Broadway, introducing the world to Arnold, a gay Jewish drag queen living in New York who dreams of finding love and family. ![]()
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