 Event |
A Cry Too Far From Heaven
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| Venue |
Lowburn Hall, Lowburn, New Zealand |
| Umbrella Event |
Arts on Tour NZ 2014 |
| First Date |
5 April 2014 |
| Last Date |
5 April 2014 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Simultaneously set in 1895 and 1918, A Cry Too Far From Heaven presents us with the final day of two New Zealanders sentenced to suffer the death penalty. Minnie Dean, known as the Winton Baby Farmer, was the only woman in NZ to receive the death penalty. She was hanged for infanticide. Victor Spencer, a volunteer from Invercargill, was shot by firing squad for desertion during the First World War. According to his Wikipedia entry, Spencer was the last soldier to be executed during World War I and was posthumously pardoned some 80 years after his death. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Biographical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Play had also been presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presumably in 2012. Also The Playhouse Café, Mapua, Nelson 8 March 2014. Play 50 minutes long.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
200566 |
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