Venus in Fur

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Event Venus in Fur
Venue Herald Theatre, Auckland CBD, New Zealand
First Date 18 August 2016
Last Date 24 September 2016
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 'Thomas, a young playwright-turned director, has adapted a scandalous 19th century novella for the stage. The steamy stage adaptation of the world's first S&M novel is proving hard to cast. Thomas is on the verge of giving up when in sweeps Vanda...' Known as the birthplace of sado-masochism, Venus in Fur charts an obsessive relationship between a man and the mistress to whom he becomes enslaved.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Sado-Masochism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Craig Hall Actor Thomas
Morgana O'Reilly Actor Vanda
Elaine Walsh Company Manager
Elizabeth Whiting Costume Designer
Shane Bosher Director
Sean Lynch Lighting Designer
David Ives Playwright
Robert Hunte Production Manager
Amy Snape Properties Master
Rachael Walker Set Designer
Paul McLaney Sound Designer
James Johnstone Stage Manager
Abby Clearwater Technical Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information The play opened on Broadway in 2011.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Production Company https://www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/past-seasons/past-2016-season/venus-in-fur
Programme https://cms.atc.co.nz/media/ld4feff5/atc_venus_programme-vwebextra.pdf?_gl=1*xy5mux*_gcl_au*MTIxNzIyMDI0Ny4xNzMzMzQ2Njc0*_ga*MTk0OTAxNTI4Ny4xNzMzMzQ2Njc0*_ga_S6D8QZLVXR*MTczNDM5ODYxMS4xOC4xLjE3MzQzOTk2NjEuNTYuMC4w
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 204186