The Pianist

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Event The Pianist
Venue Lake Wanaka Centre, Wānaka, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Southern Lakes Festival of Colour
First Date 27 April 2015
Last Date 27 April 2015
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Classical clowning meets contemporary circus to produce a charming piece of comedy about high society entertainment. At its peak sits The Pianist's pianist. Impeccable in every aspect he glides graciously through life never placing a foot out of step. He is, in a word, perfection. Or at least … that's what he thinks. A solo contemporary comic work, centering on, in, under and around one of the most magnificent of all musical instruments, the grand piano. Accompanying this elegant apparatus is the poised pianist himself. Only he is so focused on impressing everyone that before he realises it, his show has transformed from the highbrow concert he hoped for, into a spectacularly amusing catastrophe. To salvage his dignity the pianist draws on his imagination and comes up with some rib-tickling and absurd results.
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Circus
Comedy
Solo
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Thomas Monckton Director
Sanna Silvennoinen Director
Thomas Monckton Performer
Thomas Monckton Writer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 201520