 Event |
King John
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| Venue |
UNITEC Theatre, Point Chevalier, Auckland, New Zealand |
| First Date |
29 March 2007 |
| Last Date |
7 April 2007 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
As conceptualised by director Jacquie Drew, the story is told by the cast, in character as an elite military 'storytelling unit' - a pseudo-Brechtian play-within-a play of sorts. While much of the style is borrowed from classical and modern Japanese theatre forms, the impression I have is of actually of being in the playroom of giant invisible children playing war games with toy soldiers (the cast) - which itself is analogous to the strategy room of a king and his generals. |
| 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 |
England
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| Further Information |
Performed outdoors. The director used the methods of Tadashi Suzuki in training the actors. Presented as The Life and Death of King John.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
192860 |
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