A Letter From L

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Event A Letter From L
Venue Free Theatre, Christchurch , New Zealand
First Date 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Onto a stage setting composed of apparently disparate elements - two church kneelers facing one another, a desk with typewriter and chair, an oblong iron framework lying on the floor - comes a procession. A priest and a nun swing thuribles, a chained man is burdened with another iron framework, a woman in neckbrace and straitjacket propels herself along in a wheelchair. There's also a man in a white suit and an aged, wildhaired asexual being. They intone a prayer describing the nauseousness of the human condition. The immediate references are clear. In religious terms these people are describing Christ's journey to Calvary; in existential terms it is the procession of life….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stuart McKenzie Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Play is 40 minutes long.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192428