Event |
Macbeth
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Venue |
Playhouse, South Bank, QLD |
Umbrella Event |
Brisbane Festival |
First Date |
15 September 2015 |
Last Date |
19 September 2015 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
In this re-creation, a group of Congolese refugees has stumbled upon a trunk filled with sheet music, costumes and gramophone recordings of Verdi's Macbeth. This theatrical paraphernalia is the catalyst for a dramatic re-telling of Shakespeare's tale of greed, tyranny and remorse, with the Macbeths as warlords, the three witches as double-crossing businessmen and Dunsinane as the Great Lakes region of Central Africa. |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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Organisations |
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Brisbane Festival, Presenting Company
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Opera Queensland, Production Company
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Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Presenting Company
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Third World Bunfight, Production Company
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Brett Bailey, Presenting Company
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The Barbican, Streaming Platform (Online)
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EU culture fund, Grant Body
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KVS, Streaming Platform (Online)
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Wiener Festwochen, Streaming Platform (Online)
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Theaterformen Festival, Streaming Platform (Online)
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La Ferme du Buisson, Streaming Platform (Online)
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No Borders Orchestra, Production Company
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Contributors |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
South Africa
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Production Nationality |
South Africa
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Further Information |
Australian Premiere
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Web |
Brisbane Festival |
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Event Identifier
| 117609 |
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