 Event |
Blindness
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| Venue |
The Queen's Theatre (1840-1842 & 1996-), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2022 |
| First Date |
23 February 2022 |
| Last Date |
20 March 2022 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
As the lights change at a junction in a big city, a car remains motionless, its driver unable to go on. Suddenly, without warning or cause, he has lost his sight. It soon becomes clear that this is a blindness like no other, infecting all who come into proximity with it. Within days, it has spread throughout the city. The government tries to arrest the contagion by herding the newly blind into a disused asylum. But its attempts are futile. The city is in panic. Based on Nobel Prize-winner José Saramago’s dystopian novel Blindness, Juliet Stevenson’s gripping narration unfolds around you throu |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Theatre
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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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 |
| Programme |
Adelaide Festival of Arts |
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| Event Identifier |
165248 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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