The Daylight Atheist

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Event The Daylight Atheist
Venue The PumpHouse, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 13 August 2003
Last Date 24 August 2003
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 Solo
Subjects Alcohol
Fathers
Irish
Sons
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stuart Devenie Actor Danny Moffat
William Walker Director
Tom Scott Playwright
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Limited Venues. Hawkins Centre, Papakura 16 - 18 July; Stables Theatre Ellerslie 23 - 26 July 2003.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187827