Playing Moliere

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Event Playing Moliere
Venue The Depot, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Set in Poland in 1945. Five French prisoners of war in a Nazi labour camp rehearse Moliere's Le Malade Imaginaire, whilst debating 'what price survival?'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Nazi
Prisons
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stella Duffy Actor Nina Kopf
Ros Everett Actor Claudette
Christine Higgs Actor Claire
Kay Melhuish Actor
Elizabeth Tolley Actor Eva
Gary Langford Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information The play premiered in Adelaide in 1984. Langford, a New Zealand poet, had been working in Australia for the previous 10 years. (ACT).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192429