 Event |
A Midsummer's Nightmare
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| Venue |
Redfern Community Centre, Redfern, NSW |
| First Date |
27 November 2015 |
| Last Date |
28 November 2015 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Community |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A Midsummer’s Nightmare arose from the experience Open Cage Ensemble’s Creative Director, Erika Gelzinnis, had in 2014 as an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital. It depicts her struggle to manage interactions with services as she engaged with the National Disability Insurance Scheme. It explores the movement between dreaming and reality and the impact of the mental health system on those states through the use of verbatim techniques and Shakespeare.
Supported by My Choice Matters, the NSW Consumer Development Fund, through a Run Projects grant. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Inclusive arts practice
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| Subjects |
Mental Illness
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
Cast of 11 actors aged from 15 to 50, with and without disability. Wheelchair accessible venue. Auslan interpretation available. An appropriation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/a-midsummers-nightmare-open-cage-ensemble-tells-erika-gelzinnis-story-20151123-gl5ojn.html |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
140147 |
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