Roots

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Event Roots
Venue Porirua Little Theatre, Elsdon, Porirua, New Zealand
First Date 1968
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Part of the Wesker Trilogy; explores the theme of 'self-discovery'. BEATIE BRYANT, daughter of Norfolk farm labourers, has fallen in love with RONNIE KAHN from the 'Chicken Soup' family. She returns from London to visit her family all of whom await the arrival of RONNIE. During the two-week waiting period BEATIE is full of RONNIE'S thoughts and words. To greet him the family gathers for a huge Saturday afternoon tea. He doesn't turn up. Instead comes a letter saying he doesn't think the relationship will work. The family turns on BEATIE. In the process of defending herself she finds, to her delight, that she's using her own voice.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Arnold Wesker Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 195858
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa