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Event Squatter
Venue Southern Ballet Theatre, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 22 May 1992
Last Date 6 June 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description It's 1894 and Bilstrode's 84,000 Canterbury acres are heavily overtaxed. Everyone has a plot to capitalise or syndicalise or socialise or otherwise own it. Every plot gives rise to another murder, betrayal or counterplot. Revolutionary or pragmatic or cynical socialism and capitalism look strangely similar. Structure and style reinforce the play's ideas.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Subjects Canterbury
Politics
Power
Revenge
Rural
Violence
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Adam Brookfield Actor Wade
Chris Carrow Actor Snape, Knock
Tomascita Edgerton Actor Amy Withers
Michael Elsworth Actor Bilstrode
Renata Hopkins Actor Florence Bilstrode
Mike Maxwell Actor Bracken
Helen Moran Actor Elizabeth McGravity
Jack Perry Actor Olive
Simon Small Actor William Bilstrode
Campbell Taylor Actor Tuckler
Richard Huber Director
Trudi Urlwin Lighting Designer
Lizzie Cook Musician
Stuart Hoar Playwright
Mark McEntyre Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Premiere: Mercury, 1987.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 188407