Deathraft

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Event Deathraft
Venue Church Theatre, Hawthorn, VIC
First Date 21 June 1989
Last Date 15 July 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "This is German expressionism at its most extreme; highly stylised and brutally confronting. Deathraft is about how four human beings in a fatally toxic world band together and float down the Rhine through a blasted landscape in search of a poison-free haven".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Ecology
Negligence
Science-fiction
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Reg Evans Actor
Glenda Linscott Actor
Robert Morgan Actor
Geoff Revell Actor
John Ellis Designer
Dale Jones-Evans Designer
Beverley Blankenship Director
Robert Gebert Lighting Designer
Harald Mueller Playwright
Roger Downey Translator
Resources
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Set in the year 2050 "Deathraft is a harrowing projection of what could happen to future life if greed and neglect are allowed to continue".
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June 1989
Programme Church Theatre season
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 26 November 2011
Event Identifier 1837