Chinchilla

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Event Chinchilla
Venue Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 12 April 1985
Last Date May 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description …Figures in a classical landscape with ruins … Tales from the Ballet Russe. An account of the ballet impressario Diaghilev and his complex relationship with the androgynous dancer Nijinsky.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Barrett Actor Chinchilla
Guy Boyce Actor Gabriel
Alistair Broughton Actor Tancredi
Andrew Cotton Actor Maxim
Nic Farra Actor Ilya
Hilary Halba Actor Nina
Miranda Harcourt Actor Mimi
Jason Harvey Actor Boy
Andrew Laing Actor Boy
James Maclaurin Actor Vatza
Alister McDonald Actor Fedya
Tony McKeown Actor Konstantin
Beverley Reid Actor Tamara
John Reid Jr Actor Levka
Simon Taylor Actor Clorindo
Alistair Stewart Assistant Designer
Karen Best Assistant Director
Anthony Taylor Designer
Anthony Taylor Director
Alistair Stewart Graphic Designer
Alistair Broughton Lighting Designer
Tracey Clement Lighting Operator/Technician
Robert David MacDonald Playwright
Alistair Broughton Producer
Tracey Clement Producer
Greg Hickman Producer
Tony McKeown Producer
Tim Rowberry Producer
Malcolm Scrivener Producer
Karen Best Publicist
Fiona Elwood Publicist
Tim Rowberry Sound Operator/Engineer
Mike Pearce Sound Recorder
Chris Burton Wardrobe Assistant
Louise Drummond Wardrobe Assistant
Annette McMillan Wardrobe Assistant
Janet Middleton Wardrobe Assistant
Text Nationality Scotland
Further Information Chinchilla=Sergei Diaghilev; Levka=Leon Bakst; Maxim=Leonide Fedorovich Massine; Ilya=Serge Grigoriev; Vatza=Vaslav Fomitch Nijinsky; Nina= Romola de Pulszky; Gabriel= Gabriel Astruc. Other characters; no historical basis. NZ Premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187135