 Event |
La Douleur
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| Venue |
Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Malthouse Theatre Winter Season 2006 |
| First Date |
29 June 2006 |
| Opening Date |
1 July 2006 |
| Last Date |
23 July 2006 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The torment which informs the novel, "La Douleur", was the capture and imprisonment of Marguerite Duras' husband by the Gestapo. Against all odds, he survived periods in Bucherwald, Gandersheim and Dachau. The nameless woman at the centre of this heart-shattering story, is confined to a purgatory of anticipation. As she waits for news of her husband's death in the trenches, she grows even more terrified of the hope that he might yet live. She is definded by this waiting, paralysed by the threat of hope. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
One Person Show
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| Subjects |
Human Suffering
War
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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 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
69435 |
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