Event |
The Yalta Game
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Venue |
NIDA Parade Theatre 2 (2000-), Kensington, NSW |
Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival 2009 |
First Date |
19 January 2009 |
Opening Date |
21 January 2009 |
Last Date |
31 January 2009 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
"The Yalta Game is based on a theme in one of the greatest short stories ever written, Chekhov's The Lady with the Lapdog. The play tells the story of an accountant who holidays alone, leaving his wife and family behind in Moscow. While away, he plays a game of amorous dalliance and seduction, and happens on a young wife with her pet dog. They have a brief affair and part forever. But back home, they both find themselves obsessed by reveries and meet again to embark on a self destructive path of duplicity, ecstasy and perhaps love."
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Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Ireland
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Production Nationality |
Ireland
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Further Information |
On 9 January 2009, Brian Friel, Ireland's greatest living playwright, will celebrate his 80th birthday. In recognition of this, the Gate Theatre Dublin will produce a very special season of works by Friel to celebrate this significant anniversary. Sydney Festival is delighted to welcome back the Gate, who last visited in 2007 with the acclaimed Beckett Festival.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
Sydney Festival 2009 Online Guide |
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Event Identifier
| 78532 |
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