Amadeus

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Event Amadeus
Venue ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland Central, New Zealand
First Date 2 May 2017
Last Date 20 May 2017
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Explores the nature of the artist. The arrival of a young and ambitious Mozart at the court disturbs Salieri, the court composer. Did he poison Mozart? For this production, Driver - with composer Leon Radojkovic - is mounting a contemporary interpretation with live music, sn opera singer performing the arias, and a dancer playing the role of Mozart.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Jealousy
Madness
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Byron Coll Actor Joseph the Emperor/Ensemble
Kura Forrester Actor Sweiten/Ensemble
Michael Hurst Actor Antonio Salieri
Laughton Kora Actor Rosenberg/Ensemble
Ross McCormack Actor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Madison Nonoa Actor Katherina Cavalieri/Ensemble
Morgana O'Reilly Actor Constanze/Strack/Ensemble
Chanelle Muirhead Assistant Stage Manager
Ross McCormack Choreographer
Elaine Walsh Company Manager
Adrian Hailwood Costume Designer
Oliver Driver Director
Jo Kilgour Lighting Designer
Leon Radojkovic Musical Director
Peter Shaffer Playwright
Robert Hunte Production Manager
Ella Mizrahi Set Designer
Thomas Press Sound Designer
Eliza Josephson-Rutter Stage Manager
Jamie Blackburn Technical Manager
Josh Bond Technical Manager (Venue)
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Eleven musicians will perform excerpts from Mozart's and Salieri's works and Radojkovic's intermezzo compositions on a mix of old and modern instruments. They will be live on stage. Driver: 'I wanted to make a piece where the musicians are an integral, central part of the show.' (Listener).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Production Company https://www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/past-seasons/past-2017-season/amadeus#programme
Programme https://cms.atc.co.nz/media/1nkbcwp1/amadeus_programme_vweb.pdf?_gl=1*1r1rg9p*_gcl_au*MTE3MzQ0MTc0Mi4xNzMzMTAzMzI0*_ga*NzE0MzcxOTI1LjE3MzMxODI1NzE.*_ga_S6D8QZLVXR*MTczNDI5NDAwMC4zNi4xLjE3MzQyOTc2OTMuMzMuMC4w
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 203458