Night Letters

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Event Night Letters
Venue The Queen's Theatre (1840-1842 & 1996-), Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival of Arts 2004
First Date 24 February 2004
Opening Date 2 March 2004
Last Date 27 March 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Robert Dessaix's novel Night Letters inspired this new stage play which receives its world premiere during the Festival. An Australian man, recently diagnosed with an incurable disease, leaves his home, his lover, their life and travels through Europe in search of answers to unanswerable questions. When he reaches Venice, every night for 20 nights he writes a letter to his lover in Australia. At the pinnacle of his search, his thoughts suddenly return to Australia...home to his love, home to a piece of pristine bushland on the outskirts of his city, home to another way of living.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Relationships
Social Issues
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paula Arundell Actor
Paul Blackwell Actor
Humphrey Bower Actor
Jeanette Cronin Actor
Patrick Dickson Actor
Richard Gyoerffy Actor
Ksenja Logos Actor
Robert Morgan Actor
Deidre Rubenstein Actor
Alison White Actor
Ingrid Voorendt Assistant Director
Corinna McLaine Assistant Stage Manager
Ingrid Voorendt Choreographer
Zoë Barry Composer
Quentin Grant Composer
Jodie Fried Costume Designer
Chris Drummond Director
Geoff Cobham Lighting Designer
Zoë Barry Musician
Quentin Grant Musician
Stephen Griffiths Musician
Bob Cousins Set Designer
Francoise Piron Stage Manager
Robert Dessaix Writer
Chris Drummond Writer
Susan Rogers Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
CV
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Brochure Adelaide Festival of Arts 2004 Booking Guide
Event Identifier 60516
Dataset AusStage