The Last Days of Mankind

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Event The Last Days of Mankind
Venue Peacock Theatre, Hobart, TAS
First Date 27 October 2004
Last Date 30 October 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Created by Austrian playwright Karl Kraus during World War I The Last Days of Mankind was an 800 page play with more than 500 characters . It has been translated into contemporary English and brought to Australian stages by Austrian actor and Bruny Island resident Justus Neumann,who came to Australia from Vienna in 1987 says it is his contribution to the anti war effort.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Adaptation
One Person Show
Subjects Humanity
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Justus Neumann Actor
Justus Neumann Adaptor
Karl Kraus Playwright
Justus Neumann Translator
Text Nationality Austria
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Mercury Tasmania 14/10/2004
Event Identifier 65131
Dataset AusStage