 Event |
Private Peaceful
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| Venue |
Soundings Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012 |
| First Date |
14 March 2012 |
| Opening Date |
14 March 2012 |
| Last Date |
16 March 2012 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Following two hugely successful UK tours and sell-out runs in London’s West End, this riveting adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning book comes to the Festival. Branded a coward by the country he fights for and condemned to death by firing squad, Private ‘Tommo’ Peaceful waits to die. Before dawn, we’ll learn Tommo’s story: his adventures, tragedies, loves and the injustices that now find him hopelessly confined in a desolate cell. Multi award-winning author Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) was inspired to write Private Peaceful following a trip to a Belgian war cemetery, where he was sh |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Monodrama
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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 |
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| Event Identifier |
155262 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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