I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe

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Event I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe
Venue The Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Fringe Festival 2014
First Date 3 March 2014
Last Date 15 March 2014
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description I Might Be Edgar Allen Poe was written and first performed by the star more than 20 years ago. The play itself hasn’t been performed by Nichols for more than a dozen years but many versions of the production have taken place. Now that he is, in his own words, “a responsible adult”, he has returned, bringing a maturity that couldn’t be matched by a younger performer. Nichols questions society’s views on normality while using Poe’s works and life as a base. Directly asking the audience: “Can you understand something without knowing what it means?”, Nichols introduces the central theme to the sh
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
One Person Show
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dawson Nichols Actor
Dawson Nichols Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 163026