The Daylight Atheist
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The Daylight Atheist | ||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Fortune Theatre Studio, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 16 April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Date | 8 May 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Part of a Tour | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | Danny Moffat, an Ulsterman, emigrates to New Zealand following the Second World War with his wife ('Dingbat') and his first born ('Egghead'). Danny's drinking isolates him frm his family and he retreats to his bedroom fortress.Amid the debris he conjures up the characters and narrative of his past, in a twilight quest for resolution and redemption. | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama |
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| Subjects |
Alcohol
Fathers Irish Relationships Sons |
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Further Information | Fortune 30th anniversary year. Dunedin season followed by performances in Tapanui; Gore; 14 - 15 May at Centrestage Theatre Invercargill; Arrowtown; Wanaka; Alexandra; Ranfurly and Kurow. | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Set | Theatre Aotearoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 187081 | ||||||||||||||||
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