 Event |
Faith Healer
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| Venue |
NIDA Parade Theatre 2 (2000-), Kensington, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival 2009 |
| First Date |
15 January 2009 |
| Opening Date |
17 January 2009 |
| Last Date |
1 February 2009 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Arguably Brian Friel's greatest play, Faith Healer influenced a generation of Irish writing for the theatre. Frank Hardy, faith healer, has spent a life-time touring the decayed villages of Scotland and Wales with his manager, Teddy, and his wife/mistress, Grace. Now he accepts that he must return home to Ireland, a destiny he can no longer postpone. The story of their touring and of their fateful return is told in separate, often contradictory, stories by Grace and Teddy and Frank himself. These narratives taken together make up a mosaic that is both seductive and terrifying." |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Ireland
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| Production Nationality |
Ireland
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| Further Information |
On 9 January 2009, Brian Friel, Ireland's greatest living playwright, will celebrate his 80th birthday. In recognition of this, the Gate Theatre Dublin will produce a very special season of works by Friel to celebrate this significant anniversary. Sydney Festival is delighted to welcome back the Gate, who last visited in 2007 with the acclaimed Beckett Festival.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
Sydney Festival 2009 Online Guide |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
78530 |
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