Dying: A Memoir

25 OCT —  29 NOV 2025

Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio

Acclaimed author Cory Taylor’s moving memoir about a terminal illness diagnosis, is adapted with great care by Benjamin Law (Torch the Place) who brings a loving ear to this most intimate tale.

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This is rated 4 out of 5 stars

‘Astonishingly moving… a profound meditation on life.’

The New York Times on the book, Dying: a Memoir
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‘Law’s writing ... pours you a tearjerker then chases it with a shot of laughter.’

ArtsHub on Torch the Place

ABOUT THE SHOW

Every story deserves a good ending. What’s yours?

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.

Directed by Associate Artist Jean Tong and starring renowned television, film, and theatre actress Genevieve MorrisDying invites you on a potent and playful journey to explore the essential things that are put into perspective as we all approach the finishing line.


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Commissioned and developed through Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program, with the support of our Playwrights Giving Circle.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

  • Audio Described

  • Tactile Tour

  • Open Captioning

  • Closed Captioning

  • Auslan Interpreted

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Audio Described
by Vision Australia
Saturday 15 November at 2pm
Tuesday 18 November at 6.30pm
Tactile Tour
at venue
Saturday 15 November at 2pm (Tactile tour commences at 1pm)
Open Captioning
via screen
Saturday 22 November at 2pm
Closed Captioning
via GoTheatrical App
Saturday 22 November at 2pm
Auslan Interpreted Please email mtcticketing@mtc.com.au for more information
Genevieve Morris

Genevieve Morris

Cory

Artwork for Cory Taylor

Cory Taylor

Author

Artwork for Benjamin Law

Benjamin Law

Writer

Artwork for Jean Tong

Jean Tong

Director

Artwork for James Lew

James Lew

Set & Costume Designer

Rachel Lee

Rachel Lee

Lighting Designer

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Darius Kedros

Composer & Sound Designer

Fairfax Studio

100 St Kilda Road

Melbourne , Victoria 3004