The Kursk

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Event The Kursk
Venue Sue Benner Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Umbrella Event Metro Arts Independents
First Date 8 August 2007
Opening Date 8 August 2007
Last Date 25 August 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description A clever, thrilling and masterful production about the trapped survivors of the Kursk disaster. After a decade of inactivity caused by the turmoil of the 90s The Russian Navy undertook a major naval exercise in August 2000. During the training, the pride of the Russian fleet, a nuclear submarine the Kursk, vanished. The wreckage was eventually discovered on the bottom of the ocean with the sailors trapped inside. The Russian Navy faced severe weather conditions and an impossible rescue.
Description Source Press Release
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Documentary Drama
Subjects Submarines
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jonathan Brand Actor
Eugene Gilfedder Actor
Dirk Hoult Actor
Sasha Janowicz Actor
Amanda Mitchell Actor
Michael Futcher Director
Jason Glenwright Lighting Designer
Sasha Janowicz Producer
Luke Lickfold Sound Designer
David Griffith Sound Operator/Engineer
Sasha Janowicz Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Various
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 78901