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An Enemy Of The People |
Description | A diasporic (South Asian British), postcolonial, transcultural adaptation of An Enemy of the People, set in colonial India in 1882 (i.e. the date of publication of Ibsen’s play in Norway) |
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Venue | Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, England |
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Umbrella Event | To commemorate centenary of Ibsen’s death |
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First Date | 18th May 2006 |
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Status | Professional |
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Primary Genre | Theatre |
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Contributors |
_CONTRIBID | SORT_Name | Name | _contfunctIONID | Function | Character | Notes | 444386 | Abbey, Ian | Ian Abbey | 379 | Actor | | Homi Babha, Editor of the Peoples Messenger (Hovstad)/ Havildar Hungal, an ex-Indian army officer (Captain Horster) | 444384 | Kapila, Sohn | Sohn Kapila | 379 | Actor | | Puja, the Somnaths daughter (Petra)/ Bhopali, journalist at the Peoples Messenger (Billing) | 444382 | Mountford, Rober | Rober Mountford | 379 | Actor | | Dr Tushar Sonath, Medical Officer (Dr. Thomas Stockmann) | 444383 | Sasson, Sharona | Sharona Sasson | 379 | Actor | | Mrs Leela Somnath, the doctor’s wife (Mrs Stockmann)/ Alok Sen, Printer (Aslaksen) | 444385 | Warnecke, Gordon | Gordon Warnecke | 379 | Actor | | Mr. Prem Somnath, the Mayor (Peter Stockmann)/ Malviya Khel, Mrs. Somnaths father (Mr. Kiil) | 444378 | Verma, Jatinder | Jatinder Verma | 389 | Adaptation | | | 444379 | Mayer, Claudia | Claudia Mayer | 387 | Costume Designer | | | 444379 | Mayer, Claudia | Claudia Mayer | 376 | Designer | | | 444378 | Verma, Jatinder | Jatinder Verma | 375 | Director | | | 444380 | Morandi, Jvan | Jvan Morandi | 380 | Lighting Designer | | | 426902 | Ibsen, Henrik | Henrik Ibsen | 386 | Playwright | | | 444381 | O’Brien, Fergus | Fergus O’Brien | 381 | Sound Designer | | |
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Events in tour |
SORT_EOName | Name | TourVenueID | Venue | Dato | EventID | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 14125 | Coliseum Theatre, Fairbottom St, Oldham, Lancashire, England | 2006-04-04 | 79461 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 14126 | Peepul Centre, Orchardson Ave, Leicester, England | 2006-04-07 | 79462 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 12700 | Citizen's Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow, Scotland | 2006-04-25 | 79463 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 14127 | Lichfield Garrick Theatre, Castle Dyke, Lichfield, England | 2006-05-03 | 79464 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 12008 | Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, England | 2006-05-16 | 79465 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 12007 | Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal, England | 2006-05-19 | 79467 | Enemy Of The People, An | An Enemy Of The People | 14129 | Lighthouse Theatre, 21 Kingland Rd, Poole, Dorset, England | 2006-05-23 | 79468 |
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Performance language | English |
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Further Information | 1 Performance. / Source Newspaper reviews, the director’s note on the adaptation, published interviews with the director, DVD of the adaptation obtained from production organisation (Tara Arts). / Set to a small town in British India in the 1880s. / Synopsis (quoted from the programme): / A town in north India in the 1880s becomes an experiment by the British administration in Indian civic rule. The town´s Tank (large well) is a famous pilgrimage site and therefore a source of its wealth. Dr Somnath, medical officer of the town, discovers the Tank´s holy water is polluted. He attempts to safeguard the health of local citizens and pilgrims alike by proposing a radical solution. But his brother, Prem Somnath, the Britishappointed mayor of the town, is opposed to the idea. / The local press and small business interests initially support the Doctor in his fight with his brother - until the Mayor reminds them of the consequences of following the Doctor´s recommendations. The pilgrims who flock to the town are essential to the economy of the town. It becomes clear that Dr Somnath´s challenge is not only to the notion of holy water but also to the vested local financial and political interests - the mayor, the businessmen, the press. |
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Event Identifier | 79466 |
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