La Maladie De La Mort

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Event La Maladie De La Mort
Venue Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT
First Date 15 May 1992
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Donne's lines: "This bed thy centre is, these walls, thy sphere," could be applied to Marguerite Duras's piece, except that, unlike the lovers
in Donne's poem, the man and the woman in La Maladie are unknown to each other. He asks
and she consents to spend a week with him in a hotel room by the sea. The bed is set in the centre of the Albert Hall, around it the audience - the voyeurs - is seated at tables...there was no continuing speech between performers; Duras's narrative is read offstage by Boris Larazki. The characters communicate with almost imperceptible glances.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Heterosexual Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Hunt Actor
Leisa Shelton Actor
Boris Laraski Director
Kimmo Vennonen Sound Designer
Marguerite Duras Writer
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May, 1992
Flyer ACT Heritage Library, Performing Arts Ephemera Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16041