 Event |
Antigone
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| Venue |
Victoria University of Wellington, Memorial Theatre, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand |
| First Date |
15 May 1967 |
| Last Date |
16 May 1967 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Antigone has violated the royal ban by creeping out at night to give her brother Polynices a decent burial. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
France
|
| Production Nationality |
France
|
| Further Information |
Performed in French. 'Treteau' means a trestle - on the boards of which actors perform. Jean Davy created the role of Anouilh's Creon, and had by this time played it about 2,000 times. Toured with Les Femmes Savantes. International. Company from France on a brief visit. Also played at the Auckland Festival, where they apparently gave one performance of each of the two plays in their touring reper
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
192079 |
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