The Overcoat

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Event The Overcoat
Venue Festival Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival of Arts 2004
First Date 2 March 2004
Opening Date 2 March 2004
Last Date 6 March 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A theatrical event on a large scale.Twenty two actors create a fantasical world of splendour and madness in this multi award winning production by CanStage.A wordless adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's short stories - The Overcoat and Diary of a Madman - it tells the story of an ordinary isolated man.The man's dreary life is transformed when he asks a skilled tailor to make him a coat like no other.He flaunts his newfound popularity with unexpeted and tragic results.The production is propelled by high energy movement and swirling unexpected images,a huge architectural set,ingenious lighting and t
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Music
Physical Theatre
Adaptation
Movement-based Theatre
Subjects Loneliness
Morality
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dmitri Shostakovich Composer
Wendy Gorling Creator
Morris Panych Creator
Nikolai Gogol Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Adelaide Festival of Arts 2004 Booking Guide
Event Identifier 60392
Dataset AusStage