 Event |
Gatz
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| Venue |
Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore |
| Umbrella Event |
Singapore Festival of Arts 2010 |
| First Date |
21 May 2010 |
| Last Date |
23 May 2010 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Unlike traditional adaptations of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Gatz is staged around a verbatim reading of the entire book - word-for-word. A theatrical tour de force, Gatz is a 6-hour long performance with a cast of 13. Set in a crummy office, the story begins when an employee, Nick (Scott Shepherd) starts reading the book aloud at his desk... and can't stop. His colleagues hardly seem to notice at first. Then, with a bewildering chain of odd coincidences and visual puns, they are drawn into the world of Fitzgerald's novel. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Verbatim Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
|
| Production Nationality |
United States of America
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Singapore Arts Festival 2010 |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
211213 |
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