 Event |
Being Harold Pinter - 2nd Season
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| Venue |
Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival 2009 |
| First Date |
28 January 2009 |
| Opening Date |
28 January 2009 |
| Last Date |
1 February 2009 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Belarus Free Theatre was set up in 2005 to produce uncensored work in response to the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, who has viciously suppressed freedom of expression as well as political opposition. In August 2007, a performance was stormed by state police and 50 people were arrested. Fighting for democracy and free expression, this young, underground theatre troupe brings to Sydney their Australian premiere performance of Being Harold Pinter. This is wild, anarchic theatre at its purest. Scenes from Pinter's plays and extracts from his Nobel Prize speech ..." |
| 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 |
Belarus
England
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| Production Nationality |
Belarus
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| Further Information |
Also performing at Q Theatres. Performed in Russian with English subtitles.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
Sydney Festival 2009 Online Guide |
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| Event Identifier |
78569 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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