Stark
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Stark | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Maidment Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Umbrella Event | Hero Festival | |||||||||||||
| First Date | 15 February 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Last Date | 21 February 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
| Status | Unknown | |||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||
| Part of a Tour | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Description | Stark evokes the fascinating, tumultous life and career of Freda Stark, a dancer who toured New Zealand in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1935, Stark found herself at the centre of a scandal when Thelma Marco, 'the love of her life' was killed by Marco's husband. | |||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||
| Secondary Genre |
Biographical
Solo |
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| Subjects |
Gay
History Lesbian War |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Further Information | Initially a 20 monologue developed whilst at Drama School. Full length Premiere 1993. This production is a rewritten version. National. Taki Rua Theatre Wellington 11 - 16 March, as part of Wellington Fringe Festival. Stage 2 Theatre, Nelson, 27 -29 March. Southern Ballet Theatre, Christchurch, 2 - 5 April; Fortune Theatre Dunedin 9 - 12 April. | |||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
| Data Set | Theatre Aotearoa | |||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 188663 | |||||||||||||
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