Event | Maquina Hamlet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umbrella Event | Melbourne Festival 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 31 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | 31 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 4 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | From the collective memory of a century which has proved humanity's capacity for terror and violence comes a production of rare power and brutality.
There is nothing equivocal or sentimental about the work of El Periferico de Objectos - Argentina's most innovative and confronting theatre company. Formed in 1989 in Buenos Aires by 5 writers, directors and actors, the company creates compelling narrative from simple objects, dolls and puppets, Macquina Hamlet, written by the great German playwright Heiner Muller, casts a forensic spectre on the corrupt, brutal and alienating rhetoric of the |
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Description Source | Brochure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Puppetry
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Subjects |
Corruption
Death Power Terrorism Violence |
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Further Information | Australian debut, Melbourne exclusive. Performed in Spanish with English surtitles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 101047 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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