Moonlight

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Event Moonlight
Venue Circa Theatre (1994-), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 11 August 1995
Last Date 9 September 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Andy, a civil servant all his life, is on his deathbed, querulously awaiting his departure, while Bel plies her embroidery needle, delicately working on his winding sheet. They talk past, at, but seldom with, each other. A field of rubble separates the room from the one in which their sons, Fred and Jake, talk and talk, playing word games, battling clichés at each other, slipping into roles co-written by Le Carre and Sartre of nauseius Hooray Henries. This pair engage in a Shakespearean dialogue with the 'morally bankrupt, spiritually scabrous' incumbent, their father, as its target.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Death
Family
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Hambleton Actor Fred
Ray Henwood Actor Andy
Jolene Langman Actor Bridget
Barbara Laurenson Actor Maria
Helen Moulder Actor Bel
Brian Sergent Actor Jake
Peter Vere-Jones Actor Ralph
Andrew Moyes Designer
Ross Jolly Director
Phil Blackburn Lighting Designer
Harold Pinter Playwright
Text Nationality England
Further Information Pinter's first full-length play in 15 years.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186285