A Sleep of Prisoners

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Event A Sleep of Prisoners
Venue Shedley Theatre, Elizabeth, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival of Arts 1966
First Date 12 March 1966
Opening Date 12 March 1966
Last Date 16 March 1966
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Four prisoners of war are sleeping in a church. As they dream, their contemporary conflicts become incorporated with the more eternal ones of myth and history. One dreams he is King David; another Adam; two dream they are Abraham and Isaac. The dreams cross and mingle until the soldiers have the common nightmare that they are children in the dreadful furnace.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nicholas Amer Actor
Greville Hallam Actor
David Kelsey Actor
Harold Lang Actor
Harold Lang Director
Christopher Fry Playwright
Harold Lang Producer
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Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
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Programme Performing Arts Collection of South Australia
Event Identifier 61251