Freud's Last Session

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Event Freud's Last Session
Venue Theatre Royal, Backspace (1984-2018), Hobart, TAS
First Date 26 August 2016
Opening Date 26 September 2016
Last Date 3 September 2016
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play centres on legendary psychoanalyst Dr Sigmund Freud who invites the young, rising Oxford Don CS Lewis to his London home. On the day England enters World War Two Freud and Lewis clash about love, sex, the existence of God and the meaning of life just two weeks before Freud took his own life.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Cancer
Love
Music
Psychology
Religion
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Edgar Actor Sigmund Freud
Chris Hamley Actor CS Lewis
Kath Chapman Designer
Robert Jarman Director
Blake Talbot Lighting Designer
Mark St Germain Playwright
Michelle Wood Sound Designer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
The Noreen Le Mottee Collection Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 125021