A Cry Too Far From Heaven

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Event A Cry Too Far From Heaven
Venue Gryphon Theatre, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Fringe Festival (Wellington)
First Date 20 February 2013
Last Date 23 February 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Simultaneously set in 1895 and 1918, A Cry Too Far From Heaven presents us with the final day of two New Zealanders sentenced to suffer the death penalty. Minnie Dean, known as the Winton Baby Farmer, was the only woman in NZ to receive the death penalty. She was hanged for infanticide. Victor Spencer, a volunteer from Invercargill, was shot by firing squad for desertion during the First World War. According to his Wikipedia entry, Spencer was the last soldier to be executed during World War I and was posthumously pardoned some 80 years after his death.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lizzie Dawson Actor Minnie Dean
Jade Gillies Actor Victor Spencer
Hamish McGregor Actor Lewis
Angela Newell Director
Lizzie Dawson Writer
Jade Gillies Writer
Angela Newell Writer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Play had also been presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presumably in 2012. Play 50 minutes long.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 200565