Closet Land - The Stage Play

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Event Closet Land - The Stage Play
Venue The Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide, SA
First Date 27 November 2013
Opening Date 28 November 2013
Last Date 30 November 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description A psychological thriller presented by Growling Grin Productions.
Based upon the 1991 film, also titled "Closet Land", the play takes place in an unspecified time, in an unnamed country. The protagonist is an author of children's books, (originally played by Madeleine Stowe) whose latest work has sparked the government's suspicion that it is a subversive allegory for the struggles of the resistance. We soon find, that "Closet Land", the children's book, is about a child who is locked in a closet by her mother, whereupon the clothes magically come to life and befriend her. She is then int
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Childhood
Children
Fantasy
Horror
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Benjamin Orchard Actor Rayner the Interrogator
Mel Rayner Actor
Radha Bharadwaj Adaptor Screenplay author and stage adaptor
Jan Burns Art Finisher
Heather Mill Art Finisher
Andrew Shank Cinematographer
Daniel Vink Cinematographer
Olivia Parker Director
Stephen Dean Lighting Designer
Lucie Bauer Photographer
Mel Rayner Set and/or Property Maker
Greg Spence Set and/or Property Maker
Sharree Spence Set and/or Property Maker
Lucie Bauer Sound Artist
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Based upon the 1991 film, also titled "Closet Land".
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162856