The Reader

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Event The Reader
Venue The Blue Room Theatre, Northbridge, WA
First Date 3 July 2003
Last Date 19 July 2003
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Desire,power and history collide in this riveting new adaptation which cross examines the claims of love,shame,justice and responsibility.A fifteen year old Berlin schoolboy and a tram conductor in her thirties embark on a sexual relationship which ends with her mysterious disappearance.Stripped back,intimate and politically charged theatre .
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Love
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Humphrey Bower Adaptor
Sophia Hall Adaptor
Humphrey Bower Performer
Sophia Hall Performer
Bernard Schlink Writer
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 24682
Dataset AusStage