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In The Three Legged Stool, three timeless individuals shelter from a storm. One of them has encountered a mysterious lost boy, who has been abused and then literally thrown away, lying among the weeds and filth.

As with his earlier play Cordelia, Lear is invoked, storm-lashed yet generous in his pity for the other 'houseless wretches' such as Poor Tom. The difference between one who cares and one whose need makes him cruel and selfish—a universal human difference—is dissolved in the end by the desperate coupling that keeps cold and loneliness at bay.

Daniel Keene's collaboration with director Ariette Taylor—the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project—was critically acclaimed both locally and overseas.

The Three Legged Stool was performed as part of the KTTP Season 11 under the title of The Funniest Man in the World at Grant St Theatre, 26 April—13 May. Director, Ariette Taylor; Designer, Adrienne Chisolm; Lighting Designer, Shane Grant; Stage Manager, Angela Hicks. Cast: Marco Chiappi, Lewis Fiander, Stewart Morritt.

Form/Style: poetic drama
Length in minutes: 15
Cast: 3 total
Roles: 3 male identifying
Cast age groups: 18+
Audience age: young adult, adult
Publisher: Australian Script Centre

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EXTRACT: I was up in the nettles up by the station it was pissing down I had a bit of plastic I picked up somewhere so I held that over me to keep the rain off.. no coat no hat lost the hat boots down to the uppers no gloves I had a nice pair of gloves not long ago they were so soft they slipped on like a wet woman anyway I lost them so I'm gloveless up there in the weeds because I haven't any other place to go I've got nothing in case you're wondering fucking nothing

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DANIELKEENE.COM.AU

Daniel Keene's website, containing interviews, extracts, introductions and production histories.

MELBOURNE THEATRE: THE WITNESS

RICHARD MURPHET, REAL TIME ISSUE #43, JUNE-JULY 2001

Richard Murphet's survey of Melbourne's theatre scene in the early 2000s, in which he discusses the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project.

TWO TAKES ON TRUTH AND LIES

FIONA GRUBER, THE AUSTRALIAN, OCTOBER 2008

Whilst discussing the 2008 production of ' Lower Depths' by Maxim Gorky, Director, Ariette Taylor and the Australian's Fiona Gruber reflect on the aesthetic influences of the Keene/Taylor project, in particular a furniture repository belonging to the Brotherhood of St Laurence that was a cornerstone of many Keene/Taylor productions.

45 DOWNSTAIRS

A brief history of 45 Downstairs, host to a number of productions included in the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA

Keene Taylor Theatre Project : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, accessible for research purposes.

KITCHEN TABLE INTERVIEW: DANIEL KEENE

ALISON CROGGON, THEATRENOTES.BLOGSPOT.COM.AU, NOV 2010

"For the first time I can remember, Daniel Keene has two productions on at once in his home town... Since he lives in the same house as I do, I sneakily exploited our proximity to ask him some questions. And, eventually, he answered them."

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