Event | 
					 King Lear 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Civic Theatre, Christchurch, New Zealand | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					23 August 1956 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					1956 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional Training Schools/Colleges | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					The costumes and set were blue grey. The set was a curved podium which a descending ramp on one side and steps down the other. In the centre was a kind of shelter for hovel. | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Tragedy
						
							
						 
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						England
					
					
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					First of the Civic Theatre productions - a venue seating 1,100. Marsh biography pages160 - 161.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Set | 
					Theatre Aotearoa | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					189098 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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