Alley

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Event Alley
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event NZ International Festival of the Arts (Wellington)
First Date 27 February 1998
Last Date 1 March 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description The action unfolds 'throught the dying eyes of [Rewi] Alley, looking back at the defining moments of his life…[ and in particular] when the Communists came to power in 1949. Alley was summoned from his beloved school and asked, in effect, to use his mana to help sell the new regime to then West'.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Subjects Chinese
History
Politics
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Martyn Sanderson Actor Rewi Alley
Chen Shi-Zheng Actor Yen-Wang, dragon god
Jack Body Composer
Geoff Chapple Devisor
Chen Shi-Zheng Director
Andrew Thomas Set Designer
Xhang Guizhou Singer
Lyndon Terracini Singer Rewi Alley
Ji Zhengzhu Singer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information cf. Stuart Hoar Yo Banfa.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188307