The Stranger
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| Venue | Ralph Wilson Theatre, Braddon, ACT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 8 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opening Date | 8 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Date | 17 December 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | A smouldering solo adaptation of a startlingly modern classic. From the infamous opening line, “Maman died today”, the character of Meursault states his case with unflinching directness, confronting his listeners with a story of alienation, chance and life-shattering choices that takes a scalpel to the hypocrisy of civil society.
The Stranger is Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus’ masterpiece, and since its publication in 1942, it has been renowned as one of the great character studies in modern literature. It lays before us a seemingly ordinary man, who is extraordinary in his honesty: an ev |
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| Description Source | Production Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Adaptation
One Person Show Solo |
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| Text Nationality | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data Set | AusStage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 162399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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