Arctic-Antarctic: A Bi-Polar Play

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Event Arctic-Antarctic: A Bi-Polar Play
Venue Bats Theatre Company, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Fringe Festival (Wellington)
First Date 18 February 2006
Last Date 22 February 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Monkeys, cleaning ladies, pyschosis and a DVD player! This new work deals to mental disorders (such as bipolar, borderline personality and schizoid affective) and all the drugs, hospitals, doctors and stigma that accompany these, in a manner that is neither naturalistic nor PC but at every moment real, vivid, humorous and personal.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Absurdist
Psychological Drama
Subjects Mental Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alex Greig Actor
Donna Muir Actor
Michael Ness Actor
Charlotte Simmonds Actor
David Lawrence Director
Susan Wilson Dramaturg/e
Charlotte Simmonds Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Developed under BATS and PlayMarket's BATSLab scheme.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193290