Performance Dates
4 Mar 2004 – 20 Mar 2004March 2004
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Details
- Playwright
- Ray Swann
- Director
- Richard Sallis
AddressTrades Hall - 54 Victoria St (cnr Lygon St) Carlton
THE SOUL MINER
presented by Indentity Theatre
Every man has his breaking point ...
'Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from the habits that no longer fit them.' - General Ian Hamilton, Allied Forces Gallipoli 1914.
The Soul Miner is a play about a returned soldier. Inspired by the WWI poetry of Owen and Sassoon, it looks at the story of Jim, a Gallipoli veteran, and the effect of war and the trauma of his memories. The Soul Miner is a powerful journey into the psyche of a man who reached his breaking point, and crossed over.
A one person play that draws on a multitude of styles including mime and magic realism.
Written and Performed by Ray Swann, Directed by Richard Sallis, Script Development and Direction by Andreas Litras
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Ray Swann is the founder of Identity Theatre, a theatre movement that sees theatre as a transformational mechanism for performers and audiences. Identity Theatre is a tool for examining existing texts as well as for devising new works. Ray hopes to bring the academic and the esoteric together in a positive theatrical message.
Richard Sallis is a lecturer in Drama Education (Primary & Secondary) at The University of Melbourne. He is the President of Drama Australia, the Director of Projects of Drama Victoria and the Editor of Drama Victoria's 'Mask" Magazine.
Soul Miner is the first major work for the Identity Theatre Company.
presented by Indentity Theatre
Every man has his breaking point ...
'Once in a generation a mysterious wish for war passes through the people. Their instinct tells them that there is no other way of progress and of escape from the habits that no longer fit them.' - General Ian Hamilton, Allied Forces Gallipoli 1914.
The Soul Miner is a play about a returned soldier. Inspired by the WWI poetry of Owen and Sassoon, it looks at the story of Jim, a Gallipoli veteran, and the effect of war and the trauma of his memories. The Soul Miner is a powerful journey into the psyche of a man who reached his breaking point, and crossed over.
A one person play that draws on a multitude of styles including mime and magic realism.
Written and Performed by Ray Swann, Directed by Richard Sallis, Script Development and Direction by Andreas Litras
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Ray Swann is the founder of Identity Theatre, a theatre movement that sees theatre as a transformational mechanism for performers and audiences. Identity Theatre is a tool for examining existing texts as well as for devising new works. Ray hopes to bring the academic and the esoteric together in a positive theatrical message.
Richard Sallis is a lecturer in Drama Education (Primary & Secondary) at The University of Melbourne. He is the President of Drama Australia, the Director of Projects of Drama Victoria and the Editor of Drama Victoria's 'Mask" Magazine.
Soul Miner is the first major work for the Identity Theatre Company.
Bookings
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