Ghosts

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Event Ghosts
Venue The Court Theatre (1905-2023), Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 8 February 2003
Last Date 8 March 2003
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Colin McColl's production attempted to reinforce this claustrophobic environment for today's audience by setting the play in a 1930s Banks Peninsula, a time and place which certainly featured isolation and social convention, if not perhaps enough religious, moral and class inflexibility to suport the world of the play. David Thornley's luminous and evocative set stimulated imagery in the audience's mind, rather than trying to capture it explicitly on stage. With shadows, reflections and a rain-lashed glass frontier between interior and exterior, the ghosts had ample opportunity to be conjured up.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Hera Dunleavy Actor Regina
Peter McCauley Actor Engstrand
Gareth Reeves Actor Osvald
Grant Tilly Actor Pastor Manders
Catherine Wilkin Actor Mrs Alving
Pamela Maling Costume Designer
Colin McColl Director
Giles Tanner Lighting Designer
Henrik Ibsen Playwright
David Thornley Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Norway
Further Information Norway (1881).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188010