Event | The Ninth Moon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Umbrella Event | Melbourne Festival 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 16 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | 16 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 31 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | A young couple, Dan and Chloe, are expecting a child. Disowned by their parents and shunned by their contemporaries, they have no one but each other to depend on. Crushed by poverty and trying to outgrow both the ignorance and the dreams of their youth, they prepare for the arrival of their child.
The Ninth Moon is a poignant love story - a contemporary reworking of the nativity - and with the help of three unlikely wise men, Dan and Chloe discover the value of faith, the necessity of courage and the enduring grace of love. Daniel Keene teams with director Ariette Taylor forming the collec |
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Description Source | Brochure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Drama
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Family
Love Parenting Pregnancy |
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Text Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Production Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 100839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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