Wild Honey

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Event Wild Honey
Venue The Court Theatre (1905-2023), Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Platonov, a village schoolmaster in provincial 19th-century Russia, juggles four women (one of them his wife) while simultaneously fending off a legal action, a galloping case of the d.t.'s and a halfhearted murder attempt or two.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Barrett Actor Doctor
Geraldine Brophy Actor Anna Petrovna
Alistair Browning Actor Platonov
Caroline Claver Actor Sasha
Deborah Davids Actor Sofya
Lloyd Edwards Actor Voynitzev
Ross Gumbley Actor Osip
Antony Hodgson Actor Marko/Yakov
Clive Hood Actor Petfin
Ross Joblin Actor Vasily
Bill le Marquand Actor Colonel
Eilish Wahren Actor Grekova
Geoffrey Wearing Actor Glagolyev
Michael Frayn Adaptor
Pamela Maling Costume Designer
Elric Hooper Director
Anton Chekhov Playwright
Tony Geddes Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality England
Russia
Further Information Geddes used 15 large mirrors and innumerable birch trees to create the illusion of the Russian forest (Court press release).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188093