Lear

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Event Lear
Venue Mercury One, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 1974
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 'This is not a play for the squeamish.' Not a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play, but one that is freely adapted from the same source material (Geoffrey of Monmouth).
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Liz Coulter Actor Cordelia
Ron Duncan Actor
Sydney Jackson Actor
Rāwiri Paratene Actor Gravedigger's boy/ghost
Ken Rea Actor Warrington
Domini Searell Actor Daughter
Helen Smith Actor Daughter
David Weatherley Actor Lear
Ian Mune Director
Edward Bond Playwright
Text Nationality England
Further Information Not well attended.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186588