 Event |
Defying Gravity
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| Venue |
Illott Concert Chamber, Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand International Arts Festival 1994 |
| First Date |
9 March 1994 |
| Opening Date |
9 March 1994 |
| Last Date |
12 March 1994 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Since he appeared on the Liverpool scene together with fellow poets Adrian Henri and Brian Patten in the early 60s, Roger McGough has been one of the world's best loved poets. He will present Defying Gravity, his new collection of poems, as a one-man show.
Renowned as a reader and public performer all over the world, enchanting audiences with his razor-sharp verbal wit and engaging performance style. Both serious and playful, the poems and Roger McGough will provoke, deliught and entertain.
"Witty, irreverent, often moving, a word-juggler who never misses a catch." - Charles Causley. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Poetry
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
AT: MS Papers 9250-58 |
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| Event Identifier |
154977 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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