11 and 12
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When:
| Wed 10 Mar ’10, 8:00pm |
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| Thu 11 Mar ’10, 8:00pm |
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| Fri 12 Mar ’10, 8:00pm |
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| Sat 13 Mar ’10, 8:00pm |
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| Sun 14 Mar ’10, 4:00pm |
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Where: St James Theatre, 77-87 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington Show map
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- A Reserve: $88.00
- A Reserve Friend: $83.00
- B Reserve: $78.00
- B Reserve Friend: $73.00
- Booking fees may apply
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C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
British director Peter Brook brings to life this epic tale of an Africa shaken by colonialism and torn apart by internal strife. Based on an extraordinary true story, Eleven and Twelve begins with a disagreement about the hidden meaning of two numbers, and leads to a tragic chain of events that ultimately link a tiny African village to the highest political decisions of the Second World War.
This moving theatre adaptation centres on a humble, yet remarkable, small town Sufi teacher caught up in an immense struggle against the hatred and violence which threaten to destroy him. This moving portrayal of the fears that breed prejudice, and the courage found in tolerance, resonate as deeply today as when the events took place.
Festival 2010 marks the long-awaited arrival of a Peter Brook theatre production on New Zealand shores. One of the world’s finest directors and innovators of stage and screen, Brook’s theatre debut in 1943 ignited a phenomenal global career. Brook’s work as a film director has received worldwide critical acclaim and boasts such notable titles as Lord of the Flies, Marat/Sade, and King Lear.
Eleven and Twelve brings together a multicultural cast of actors from Palestine, Africa and Europe, and promises to be a landmark event in New Zealand theatre history.
Performed In English
Adapted from the work of Amadou Hampaté Bâ by Marie-Hélène Estienne
Directed by Peter Brook
Music by Toshi Tsuchitori
Lighting design Philippe Vialatte
Costumes Hélène Patarot
With Antonio Gil Martinez
Makram J. Khoury
Tunji Lucas
Jared McNeill
Khalifa Natour
Abdou Ouologuem
Maximilien Seweryn
Consultant technical manager Simon Bourne
Company manager Arthur Franc
Co-commissioned by:
C.I.C.T. / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris
barbicanbite10, London
Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw
Presented in association with William Wilkinson for Millbrook Productions Limited
Image:Pascal Victor/Art Com
Duration:1 hr 40 (approximation)
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