Английская Википедия:Dogfall
Шаблон:Italic title Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Dogfall is an Australian play written by South Australian playwright Caleb Lewis, first produced in November 2007. Set in World War I, this absurdist play has an anti-war theme.
Plot and themes
The play travels through time with the central characters of Will, a soldier, and Jack, a medic, appearing in bunker and trench warfare in multiple historical wars; with the play linking the events as one long drawn out war.[1] The play begins in 1916, during the Somme.[1] The battle shifts continuously, and the sky continues to fall... Dogfall depicts the absurdity of war; outside it is literally raining cats dogs, and other animals.
The two men are joined by "semi-pacifist" Alousha, and scenes from other theatres of war, notably the Vietnam War, Nanking, London,[2] Guernica, Northern Ireland, Rwanda, and Guantanamo Bay detention camp are portrayed.[3] The plot is absurd but the themes complex and multi-layered.[2]
Original production
The first production of this anti-war play was launched at the Bakehouse Theatre in Adelaide, South Australia from 2 to 17 November 2007. Critic Stephen Davenport described it as a "brilliant play" that was "disturbing and morbidly funny" and "superbly written by Caleb Lewis".[2] US playwright Edward Albee, with whom Lewis had undertaken a two-week workshop, called the play "wonderful".[3]
Cast
- Brendan Rock
- Martin Hissey
- Joseph Del Re
Crew
- Director: Justin McGuinness[2][4]
- Composer: Peter Nielsen[4]
- Lighting: Nic Mollison[4]
- Costume & Props: Tsubi Du[3]
- Publicity: Antje Guenther[3]
- Produced by: TheimaGen[3]
2016 U.S. production
Dogfall was staged by Iron Age Theatre in Philadelphia, in the United States, in February 2016, directed by John Doyle.[1]
References
- Английская Википедия
- 2007 plays
- Australian plays
- Existentialist plays
- Gulf War fiction
- Plays about the military
- Plays set in Iraq
- Plays set in Kuwait
- Plays set in France
- Plays set in Russia
- Plays set in Vietnam
- Plays about the Vietnam War
- Plays about World War I
- Plays about World War II
- Theatre of the Absurd
- Plays set in Rwanda
- Plays set in Cuba
- Plays set in Spain
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