Em - Saturday Scratches

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Event Em - Saturday Scratches
Venue Basement Theatre Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Auckland Fringe Festival 2022
First Date 3 September 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 'Emmett Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had levied nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex him. Until now. Em is a queer retelling of Jane Austen’s masterwork Emma, turned around, flipped and set in our very own Queenstown, Expect joy, expect meddling, and expect shade.'
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Class Issues
Love
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sam Brooks Writer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information 'Saturday scratches are a series of rough and ready play readings of brand new work from emerging and experienced playwrights. Set in our intimate studio every Saturday in Fringe, audiences are invited to hear two scripts for the very first time, hot off the press. Each work responds to our provocation this year, Adaptation or Tell it how you see it. These plays take known stories and twist them
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://basementtheatre.co.nz/whats-on/em-saturday-scratches
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 208159