 Event |
The Island of Slaves
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| Venue |
Hobart Town Hall, Hobart, TAS |
| Umbrella Event |
Ten Days on the Island Festival |
| First Date |
3 April 2005 |
| Opening Date |
3 April 2005 |
| Last Date |
6 April 2005 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Four people, the sole survivors of a shipwreck, crawl out of the sea onto an island paradise. Two are masters and two are servants; and all four are about to discover what life feels like when the boot is on the other foot.
French playright Pierre Marvaux's role-swapping comedy premiered in 1725 at the height of the status-conscious, dangerous Age of Reason and more than 50 years before the class upheaval of the French Revolution. Mixing dark comedy, over-the-top theatricality, game-playing, and high emotion, this simple parody still feels remarkably modern, continuing to provoke the larges |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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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 |
Australia
France
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| The Noreen Le Mottee Collection |
Programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
67002 |
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