 Event |
Thyestes
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| Venue |
Space Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2018 |
| First Date |
2 March 2018 |
| Last Date |
7 March 2018 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Thyestes is the most infamous of all the ancients and one that has held a dark fascination for artists from Seneca to Shakespeare to Peter Greenaway: the story of the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served to him by his brother in a feast. Simon Stone’s landmark production brilliantly reimagines this chilling Greek tragedy, but there’s no swords or togas here. You won’t even hear the characters’ ancient names, and their banal banter is as hilarious as a Tarantino movie. But the violence is anything but choreographic: the psychology behind it and its human consequences are shatteringly real. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Works |
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Adelaide Premiere
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
Adelaide Festival Guide |
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| Event Identifier |
147098 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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