The Collective

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Event The Collective
Venue RNZ National Radio, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 21 November 2010
Last Date 21 November 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on the book Brecht & Co by John Fuegi, who suggests that much of the work that bore Brecht's name was not written by him. Betts: 'Moved by the stories of the unknown, mostly female playwrights who were responsible for so much of Brecht's reputation, I wrote this play to try to help them find their rightful place in history, and also to encourage us to muse upon the nature of creative relationships, exploitation, intellectual property, and what love does to our brains; and to reconsider our obsession with the absurd idea of 'genius'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jean Betts Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 200845