 Event |
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
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| Venue |
Shed 6, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020 |
| First Date |
10 March 2020 |
| Opening Date |
10 March 2020 |
| Last Date |
14 March 2020 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Welcome to Outer Horner, home of Phil: an embittered nobody with a chip on his shoulder, an external mounting-rack that houses his brain, and an opinion for every occasion. When neighbouring Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing its inhabitants to spill over the border, it is Phil who steps into the breach. This is the tragic and hilarious story of the brief and frightening reign of Phil. A new musical version of George Saunders’ cult story is in the early stages of development at the National Theatre in London. Now, for the first time, its creators Bret McKenzie, Tim Price and Lyndsey Turner offer up a work in progress showing of their first draft to a live audience. With script in hand, actors, musicians, singers and technicians will test out their new material, rewriting each day in response to the audience and turning the Festival into a living, breathing development lab for Saunders’ brilliant and timely satire on nationalism and power. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Music
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.festival.nz/events/all/brief-and-frightening-reign-phil/ |
| Programme |
New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020 programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
153895 |
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