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The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius

Colleen Murphy
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The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius

Colleen Murphy
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"There are comedies that are black; there are comedies that are very black. And then there's The Society For The Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius: it's riotously black. All good unwholesome fun." (Liz Nicholls, www.12thNight.ca)The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius is deranged, darkly funny, and perverse, but its subversiveness also serves a purpose, and it makes for an unforgettable experience." (Andrea Warner, The Georgia Straight)It's bloody, bawdy and grotesquely perverse...This may not be for everyone. You may find yourself outside of your comfort zone, but The Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Buffonius is strikingly original and delivered with enough verve and "you-can't-do-that-on-stage" style to take your breath away, while leaving you with lots to talk about after the show." (Colin MacLean, GigCity.ca)"This show is smart. The heady mix of bouffon revelry and Shakespearean trauma is fuel for an edgy comedy, and playwright Colleen Murphy has dug deep into both worlds to concoct an experiential feast." (Chelsey Stuyt, Vancouver Presents)
  • Published date: Apr 01, 2021
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 72
  • Publisher: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781927922774
  • Dimensions: 5.5" W x 0.2" L x 8.5" H

Colleen Murphy is a playwright, filmmaker and librettist, born in 1954 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, raised in Northern Ontario, and now based in Toronto. Her play Pig Girl won the 2016 Governor General''s Literary Award for Drama as well as the 2014 Carol Bolt Award. The December Man / L''homme de decembre won the 2007 Governor General''s Literary Award for Drama, the CAA/Carol Bolt Award and the Enbridge Playwrights Award. Other plays include The Society For The Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius, The Breathing Hole (shortlisted for the Susan Blackburn Prize, U.S. and the Carol Bolt Award), Bright Burning, Armstrong''s War, The Goodnight Bird, Beating Heart Cadaver (shortlisted for the 1999 Governor General''s Literary Award for Drama) The Piper and Down in Adoration Falling. Libretti include Oksana G., (c. Aaron Gervais) for Tapestry Opera (nominated for seven Dora Mavor Moore Awards), Bring Me The Head Of The President and My Mouth On Your Heart, (c. August Murphy-King) for Tapestry and Toy Piano Composers and Bicycle Opera, respectively. Colleen twice won prizes in the CBC Literary Competition. She is also an award-winning filmmaker and her distinct films have played in festivals around the world.

Colleen has been Writer-in-Residence at four theatres and six Canadian universities and Canadian Playwright-in-Residence at Finborough Theatre in London UK. In 2017, Colleen was awarded a Canada Council New Chapter Grant to write a six-hour play, Geography of Fire / La Furie et sa geographie.

Upcoming: libretto for Fantasma (c. Ian Cusson) for the Canadian Opera Company, Fall 2021; screenplay for Armstrong''s War, produced by Solo Productions (Mary-Young Leckie), Fall 2021.

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