Event |
Dance of Death
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Venue |
Royalty Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
Umbrella Event |
The Telstra Adelaide Festival 2000 |
First Date |
25 February 2000 |
Opening Date |
29 February 2000 |
Last Date |
11 March 2000 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
By August Strindberg. Performed by Bell Shakespeare Company. "This is a play about Marriage, comic and tragic". "On the eve of their silver wedding anniversary, Edgar and Alice are caught in a spiral of contempt fuelled by biting satire and cruel game playing. Enter cousin Kurt and a new round of ruthless warfare is ignited in this bitter love triangle". |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
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Subjects |
Marriage
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Sweden
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Information taken from flyer and web. This play was performed in Australia and Japan. Strindberg drew on his own three marriages to write this ferociously witty fable which is universally regarded as his greatest play - Festival Guide
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Cast List |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
Flyer |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 24771 |
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