The Basement Tapes

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Event The Basement Tapes
Venue Basement Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 27 March 2018
Last Date 31 March 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Following her Grandmother’s death, a girl faces the overwhelming task of clearing out the basement. She discovers a series of tapes with recordings made by her Grandmother. However, as the girl hears these tapes for the first time, things start to unravel as waves of secrets and memories are confessed. But is the Grandmother a reliable narrator? Is the girl any more trustworthy?
Inspired by podcasts and Canadian theatre-maker Robert Lepage’s comment that radio is the most visual medium, this part audio work, part live performance brings the past into the present through mixed media. As the g
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre
Multimedia
Audio
Subjects Family
Grandparents
Grief
Life and Death
Loss
Memory
Secret
Women
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jane Yonge Director
Jason Longstaff Lighting Designer
Stella Reid Performer
Oliver Morse Set Designer
Thomas Lambert Sound Designer
Data Source
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Web https://www.facebook.com/events/134953710510358
Web https://thebigidea.nz/community-announcements/the-basement-tapes-0
Event Identifier 214103
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa