The Cage

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Event The Cage
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 18 April 1967
Last Date May 1967
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A modern Italian drama. (Ad) A passionate Italian wife, trapped in a loveless marriage, incites her iunstable brother-in-law Christiano (who has voluntarily incarcerated himself in a cage in the family's one-room tenement flat) to strangle her husband, then denounces her instrument as a madman and a murderer.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ken Blackburn Actor Sergio
Jennifer Dakers Actor Nella
Tim Eliott Actor Christiano
Arianthe Garland Actor Chiara
Ross Jolly Actor First Delivery Boy
Bob McKegg Actor Second Delivery Boy
Nora Slaney Actor The Mother
Eric Wood Actor Pietro
Bill Stephen Designer
Alan Wilson Director
Mario Fratti Playwright
Text Nationality Italy
Further Information Four week season. This was Alan Wilson's last NZ production before returning to England.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187219