Playing Moliere

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Event Playing Moliere
Venue The Depot, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 1 March 1985
Last Date 23 March 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description Set in Poland in 1945. Five French prisoners of war in a Nazi labour camp rehearse Moliere's Le Malade Imaginaire, whilst debating 'what price survival?'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Nazi
Prisons
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stella Duffy Actor Nina Kopf
Ros Everett Actor Claudette
Christine Higgs Actor Claire
Nicola Manthel Actor Marianna
Kay Melhuish Actor Cecile
Elizabeth Tolley Actor Eva
Anne Coombes Costume Designer
Anne Coombes Designer
Aileen Davidson Director
Alistair Edwards Lighting Designer
Gary Langford Playwright
Linda Wilson Stage Manager
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information The play premiered in Adelaide in 1984. Langford, a New Zealand poet, had been working in Australia for the previous 10 years. (ACT).
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 192429
Dataset AusStage