The Conquest of the South Pole

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Event The Conquest of the South Pole
Venue Bats Theatre Company, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 31 January 1990
Last Date 24 February 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description A group of punks in Germany, unemployed and bored, seek an alternative to pinball and schnapps in re-enacting Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole, that battle for survival paralleling their own.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Brough Actor Slupianek
Harriet Crampton Actor Rosi
Andrew Foster Actor Seiffert
David Geary Actor Rudi
Donald Holder Actor Frankieboy
Andrew Laing Actor Braukmann
John Leigh Actor Büscher
Robyn Malcolm Actor La Braukmann
Simon Bennett Director
Steve Marshall Lighting Designer
Simon Bennett Photographer
Manfred Karge Playwright
Steve Marshall Production Manager
Simon Rayner Set and/or Property Maker
Simon Bennett Set Designer
Jeremy Anderson Stage Manager
Jeremy Anderson Technician
Text Nationality Germany
Further Information Translated by Tinch Minter & Anthony Vivis. Presented in association with the Goethe Institute, Wellington.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187165