 Event |
The Letter Writer
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| Venue |
Circa Theatre (1994-), Wellington, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010 |
| First Date |
7 March 2010 |
| Opening Date |
7 March 2010 |
| Last Date |
21 March 2010 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A young exile engages the services of a professional ‘Letter Writer’ to write love letters to the wife he has left behind, and to assist him in an application for political asylum. Fascinated by the energy and idealism of the young exile, the Letter Writer finds both a new lease of life and the son he never had. But the arrival of a letter soon shatters everything. Both a suspense story and a transcendent love story, The letter Writer affirms the power of the human spirit and the longevity of love. Blending themes of exile with ideas about the power of language, it explores the lies we tell t |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
France
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| Production Nationality |
France
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
2010 New Zealand International Arts Festival programme |
| Review |
https://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=2860 |
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| Event Identifier |
155994 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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