Needles and Opium

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Event Needles and Opium
Venue Everest Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Festival & Carnivale 1994
First Date 4 January 1994
Opening Date 4 January 1994
Last Date 15 January 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Robert Lepage plays a Canadian called Vinci alone in a Paris hotel room "marinating in the dirt of the existensialists"...Lepage illustrates Vinci's dreams about gay poet and film maker Jean Cocteau and legendary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. The connection between the characters is their addictions.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Multimedia
Performance Art
Subjects Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Lepage Director
Robert Beauregard Lighting Designer
Robert Caux Musical Director
Robert Caux Musician
Robert Lepage Performer
Richard Gravel Technical Director
Robert Lepage Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Canada
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record January, 1994
Event Identifier 20643