 Event |
The Pickle King
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| Venue |
Baycourt Centennial Theatre, Tauranga, New Zealand |
| First Date |
11 March 2003 |
| Last Date |
17 May 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Jojo is a heart surgeon. However, as a recent arrival from India the only work he can find is as a night porter in the Empire Hotel. Ammachy runs the Empire with a tight fist and has one big problem; her niece is nearly blind and will not be married. Sasha knows she cannot marry because she is cursed - everything she loves dies. One night Death checks into the Hotel. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Mask
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| Subjects |
Indian
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Premiere Hamilton 04 - 13/07/2002. Key phrase: What is worth preserving? National. Regent Theatre (Palmerston North) 20 - 22 March; Municipal Theatre (Napier) 26 - 29 March; Theatre Royal (Nelson) 30 April - 3 May; Regent Theatre (Dunedin) 8 - 10 May; Aurora Centre (Christchurch) 14 - 17 May; TSB Theatre Taranaki 6 - 8 March (for the Taranaki Fesitival).
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Event Identifier |
188375 |
| Dataset |
Theatre Aotearoa |
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