Taylor Mac's Hir is more than a comedy about gender. It proves the potential of theatre
Belvoir Street theatre, Sydney The New York playwright lightens the weight of gender theory, places it in a family home, and then detonates it. Shrapnel flies everywhereRadical ideas should shine brightest of all. They should be exciting to learn, know and teach. They should be accessible to all the people they have the potential to lift up.Yet most of the ideas that sparkle within feminist and queer theory, for exam…