Five Kinds of Silence

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Event Five Kinds of Silence
Venue Hagley College, Open Stage, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 20 November 1998
Last Date 27 November 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description In absolute control of his family is Billy, an abused child who becomes an abusive husband and father.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Domestic Violence
Family
Power
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sam Ashton Actor young Billy
Emma Bell-Norris Actor Mary
Claire Buckley Actor Susan
Mark Ingram Actor Billy
Donya Nee Actor Janet
Cameron Maddox Director
Shelagh Stephenson Playwright
Text Nationality England
Further Information 1996 Writers' Guild award-winning play. The stark drama focuses on the emotion, fear and danger of life in a dysfunctional home, where domestic violence results from the constraint of rules, duties and punishments. (Press, 18 Nov, p. 16). NZ Premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188243